This is the first of what might be a series of reflections on the dispute over modern monetary theory (MMT) that I have been involved
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Maybe there are things for which the profit motive is not suited
Elon Musk, redefined success yesterday. His SpaceX rocket crashed to earth within two minutes of launch. He congratulated his team, saying that many lessons have
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Government spend precedes tax in the real world, but not for the reasons some supporters of modern monetary theory suggest
I got this comment on Twitter last night on my MMT posts and along with some comments from Neil W (who I presume to be
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We need redistribution: without it the misery will continue
I tweeted this whilst watching Channel 4 News last night: Kitty Ussher was, always rather surprisingly given how right-wing her views were, a Labour minister
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Brexit: the issue politicians will not mention when it comes to inflation
This was me on LBC yesterday: 'We have that peculiar thing which our politicians will not discuss…Brexit.' Other European countries have lower inflation rates than
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Beating the curse of hunger in the UK
My son and I were playing with podcast ideas this afternoon using a video file I made after being on LBC to discuss inflation and
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‘Modern monetary theory: an explanation’ updated
I have published a second edition of ‘Modern monetary theory: an explanation’. That’s good going after a day in circulation, but indicates that I listen.
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The problems with Warren Mosler’s description of modern monetary theory
The problems with Warren Mosler’s description of modern monetary theory (MMT) Richard Murphy[1] April 2023 Published by Tax Research LLP[2] Purpose of this note This
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Stephen Hawking on the NHS
Roger Gartland, who is a reader of this blog, shared with me yesterday the notes he made from a speech made by Professor Stephen Hawking
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