This is a phenomenally powerful speech from the Prime Minister of Barbados at COP 26. She says the world could use quantitative easing to beat
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I did a Youtube meeting with the Scotonomics team of Kairin van Sweeden and William Thomson last night, roaming over a whole range of green
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This paragraph is in William Beveridge’s 1944 report on full employment, admittedly from the 1960 edition: I have highlighted key sentences, but those in between
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The FT has an article out this morning that has this title: I read it, more in hope than expectation. It did not take long
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The New Economics Foundation has issued a new report today: The title really undersells this. I rarely unambiguously say something needs reading: I do say that
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My old tax justice friend Prof Prem Sikka is now the Noble Lord Sikka, having been sent to the Lords by Jeremy Corbyn. Last week
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The Banque de France has issued a working paper on modern monetary theory (MMT). In the introduction to it they say: In the last few
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I did an interview on the above theme for an undergraduate run website called Economics Unlocked recently. This is their short version of the interview.
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From the Sunday Times today: So, austerity here we come because Rachel Reeves has not noticed we have a fiat currency as yet. Why is
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