I was asked to give a talk to members of the Public Accounts Committees of about ten countries yesterday based on a paper I wrote
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The DisUnited Kingdom
It’s hard to be an optimist this morning. The EU says the Brexit problem lies with the UK, as if that is news. We know there
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A looming oil price crisis
It’s never the crisis you expect that gets you, precisely because they are anticipatable. It’s the unexpected that always really impacts. And there may be
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The future of money
The Bank of England has recently published this announcement in association with the FT: We’re pleased to launch the 2019 Bank of England and Financial Times
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Talking MMT: a new podcast from me and the MMT Podcast team
A podcast recording I made in September with the MMT Podcast crew has just been issued. It’s here to listen to: In it I discuss with
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Why government borrowing is not like private borrowing
A remarkably short thread from Stephanie Kelton: The simple fact is that no one but a government can behave as it does. Government debt is actually
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What is financialisation?
Why market competition between nations is a bad idea
How far might the market fall?
Stock markets are trying a little recovery this morning. But the question remains as to by how much they are over-valued, since few would really dispute
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