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- Federal Reserve
- Hyperinflation
- Inflation
- Job Guarantee
- MMT 101
- MMT Academics
- MMT Rebuttal
- National Debt
- Social Security
- Taxation
MMP Blog #39: MMT for Austrians: Disagreements Among Reasonable People
December 27, 2023
A response to John Carney’s published works because I think they are the most cogent MMT critiques the Austrians have to offer.
MMP Blog #38: MMT for Austrians
December 27, 2023
MMT is not just for advocates of big government. I have always been surprised that some of the most vehement critics of MMT are libertarians and Austrians.
MMP Blog #36: What Government Ought to Do: An Introduction
December 27, 2023
I will be making policy recommendations that are consistent with MMT. You do not have to like mine; you can come up with your own.
MMP Blog #35: Functional Finance: A Conclusion
December 27, 2023
Let’s finish up the discussion of Lerner’s functional finance approach addressing two issues: functional finance and developing nations and also the functional finance approach to trade deficits.
MMP Blog #33 Responses
December 27, 2023
Comments and responses on the Modern Money Primer Part 33.
MMP Blog #32: Milton Friedman’s Version of Functional Finance: A Proposal for Integration of Fiscal and Monetary Policy
December 27, 2023
Milton Friedman was a conservative economist and a vocal critic of “big government” and of Keynesian economics. Yet, in 1948 he made a proposal that was almost identical to Lerner’s functional finance views.
MMP Blog #32 Responses
December 27, 2023
Comments and responses on the Modern Money Primer Part 32.
MMP Blog #31 Responses
December 27, 2023
Comments and responses on the Modern Money Primer Part 31.
MMP Blog #30 Responses
December 27, 2023
Comments and responses on the Modern Money Primer Part 30.
MMP Blog #28: Government Spending with Self-Imposed Constraints
December 27, 2023
Even if the government ties its hands behind its back and its shoes together, it makes no difference – the balance sheets still balance.
MMP Blog #28 Responses
December 27, 2023
Comments and responses on the Modern Money Primer Part 28.
MMP Blog #27 Responses
December 27, 2023
Comments and responses on the Modern Money Primer Part 27.
Memes for Sharing
Why we need to debunk the 'deficit myth' - BBC REEL
Government spending is increasing at an unprecedented rate to deal with the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Many people worry this could burden future generations.
However, economist Stephanie Kelton, author of The Deficit Myth, argues that we need to rethink our attitudes towards government spending.
Could Modern Monetary Theory help us navigate our way out of this crisis – and even help build a fairer economy?
Producer: Dan John
Animation: Jacqueline Nixon
(Republished with permission from the BBC)
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