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Pavlina Tcherneva

Pavlina R. Tcherneva is an American economist, of Bulgarian descent, working as associate professor and director of the Economics program at Bard College. She is also a research associate at the Levy Economics Institute and expert at the Institute for New Economic Thinking.
16 Reasons Matt Yglesias is Wrong about the Job Guarantee vs. Basic Income

16 Reasons Matt Yglesias is Wrong about the Job Guarantee vs. Basic Income

October 21, 2024June 28, 2023 by Pavlina Tcherneva

Yes, sending a check to people is not as “messy,” but let’s stop pretending that it’s a panacea for the fundamental problem of economic insecurity.

Categories Economic Justice, Equality with Justice, New Economic Perspectives Tags Austerity, Federal Job Guarantee, UBI
MMT, Models, Multidisciplinarity

MMT, Models, Multidisciplinarity

October 27, 2024May 31, 2023 by Pavlina Tcherneva

The attacks on MMT are taking a comical turn. Don’t miss this rebuttal complete with an AMAZING list of reference links.

Categories New Economic Perspectives Tags Austerity, Federal Job Guarantee, Federal Reserve, MMT, Social Security, Treasury
The Debt Ceiling and America’s Stockholm Syndrome

The Debt Ceiling and America’s Stockholm Syndrome

October 28, 2024May 30, 2023 by Pavlina Tcherneva

Sadly, just like a hostage held captive for too long, much of the general public has bought into fundamentally flawed ideas.

Categories New Economic Perspectives Tags Debt Ceiling

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