Crisis gives new relevance to Irving Fisher's ideas

Irving Fisher was once among the most famous U.S. economists, but he became overshadowed by John Maynard Keynes, whose ideas have been debated, cited and followed for the past several decades. The current economic crisis has made Fisher relevant once again, and policymakers are applying his concepts.

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