My old friend Prem Sikka, who now sits in the House of Lords as Lord Sikka, drew my attention yesterday to a couple of answers
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My first day in office
A commentator on this blog called Jeremy Holmes posted this question yesterday: As a non-economist I am totally – but perhaps naively – persuaded by
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MMT v neoliberalism: there is only one winner
We are heading into an economic crisis on a scale comparable to the aftermath of a World War. Supply chains are fracturing. Energy costs are
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What is the stock market myth?
Just about everything you have been told about stock markets and the UK economy is wrong. Politicians talk nonsense about stock markets. Financial advisors repeat
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Is the global economy tottering on the brink?
I recently sat down with Steve Keen to explore a deeply uncomfortable truth: the global economic system is far more fragile than mainstream economics admits.
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The EU’s inappropriate response to the coming economic crisis
The Financial Times has reported that EU officials are urging governments to prevent member states from offering support to households and businesses in response to the latest
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Are we at a Galileo moment in economics?
What if everything you think about money is wrong? And does it matter for the UK economy if it is? Most people believe governments must
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Scottish government bonds
This discussion took place at the recent Scottish Economics Festival: This is the transcript: Will: And now you’re aware of a report that I wrote
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The job guarantee is not an MMT panacea: it’s just one policy option
Patricia Pino has written a thoughtful and detailed response to my recent posts on modern monetary theory (MMT) and the Job Guarantee (JG), which I
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