Bill Black: Modern Monetary Theory Is On the March (#MMT)
A recent Wall Street Journal article that tried debunking MMT effectively supported it.
Read more...Category Archives: The dismal science
The Financial Crisis Was a Minsky Moment but We Live in Strange Times
Why has Susan Strange been reputationally short changed as an expert in financial instability?
Read more...Wellbeing Measurements, Easterlin’s Paradox and New Growth Models: A Perspective through Gross National Happiness
Examines new growth models, especially Bhutan’s, which has pursued gross national happiness, rather than GDP, since the 1970s.
Read more...How Imperfect Knowledge Shapes Financial Markets
A discussion of various theories of how financial markets set prices.
Read more...Who Is Really A Socialist?
Identifying some core “socialist” views.
Read more...On Modern Monetary Theory (#MMT)
Mainstream economists are finally deigning to notice MMT.
Read more...How Neoliberalism Is Normalising Hostility
Tracing how neoliberalism has corroded social values.
Read more...Servaas Storm: The Bogus Paper That Gutted Workers’ Rights
For years, governments in India and much of the developing world have followed the advice of a paper arguing that labor regulations actually hurt workers. The problem? The research was wrong.
Read more...The Natural Rate of Interest Is Anything But
Central bankers pursue a “neutral” rate that doesn’t exist.
Read more...MMT’s Opening
Another go at clearing up press and pundit misrepresentations of MMT.
Read more...Journey into a Libertarian Future: Response to Reader Comments
A follow up to Andrew Dittmer’s series on libertarian thinking.
Read more...Joining a Group Makes Us Nastier to Outsiders
Being in a group isn’t conducive to cooperation, and it’s not obvious how to change that.
Read more...Journey into a Libertarian Future: Part VI – Certainty
The implications of conservative libertarian ideas.
Read more...Piketty’s World Inequality Review: A Critical Analysis
Thomas Piketty and his colleagues have insisted that tax records are better for measuring inequality than income surveys. They’re wrong.
Read more...Journey into a Libertarian Future: Part V – Dark Realities
More on the implications of the writings of prominent conservative libertarian, Hans-Hermann Hoppe.
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