New Economic Perspectives Archive

New Economic Perspectives Collection

A growing archive of posts from all your favorite MMT greats, republished with permission from the original New Economic Perspectives blog.

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The Oppressive Free Lunch

The Oppressive Free Lunch

If progressives would just make the effort to inform themselves how a modern, sovereign fiat…

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What if the Public Understood How Money Works?

What if the Public Understood How Money Works?

The truth about federal finance used to be common household knowledge, maybe it should be…

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Answers from the MMTers

Answers from the MMTers

Jared Bernstein, longtime economic advisor to Joe Biden asked the MMT academics some questions. They…

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Money and Banking (Part 9 - Banking regulation)

Money and Banking (Part 9 – Banking regulation)

It may surprise you to know that the banking sector is one of the most…

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Money and Banking (Part 8 - The Private Banking Business)

Money and Banking (Part 8 – The Private Banking Business)

The US financial system is extremely complicated and this series sheds light only on some…

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Money and Banking (Part 7 - Leverage)

Money and Banking (Part 7 – Leverage)

Given that the concept of leverage will be used often in the upcoming posts, this…

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