Clarification of Spending/Inflation Constraints According to Modern Monetary Theory
Economists go on tilt with the supposed profligate implications of Modern Monetary Theory. But there are many ways to check demand.
Read more...Economists go on tilt with the supposed profligate implications of Modern Monetary Theory. But there are many ways to check demand.
Read more...Mark Blyth explains why inflation in the U.S., Canada, & E.U. is highly unlikely: a room for more government spending and higher wages.
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Read more...“Caring economy” sounds awfully soft and fuzzy. However, it may finally be time to reject utlitarian views of how we organize our resources.
Read more...The US has played a big role in creating near or actual failed states in Central America. Are we capable of improving conditions?
Read more...While Plato, following Socrates, saw money as leading to hubris, Greek philosophers didn’t care much for working men either.
Read more...Whither the post-Covid economy, assuming a “post-Covid”? The answer depends at least in part on where you sit.
Read more...Quelle suprise! Asset-goosing loose monetary policy helps the rich more than the poor even in egalitarian Denmark.
Read more...Unlike the Great Recession, the pandemic has hit women workers harder than men, as well as the job prospects of lower education workers.
Read more...Federal data says new businesses are being formed in droves. But PPP fraud complicates this otherwise positive picture.
Read more...China has been setting up currency swap lines with many countries. But is this an idea that is ahead of its time?
Read more...Challenging the conventional wisdom that government responses to Covid will generate inflation.
Read more...Further discussion of the American and Chinese economic models, focusing on financialization as a central distinction.
Read more...Whether it is called “Build Back Better” or a Green New Deal, it is imperative to reject the false dichotomy of “jobs against climate.”
Read more...Kozul-Wright warns that for a sustainable Covid-19 recovery, it is key to abandon policies that concentrate economic power and wealth
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