Tuesday, April 30, 2019

Richard Murphy — In the FT this morning: modern monetary theory is the answer to the new normal

I had this letter in the FT this morning in response to a piece from Gavyn Davies, which continued the standard neoclassical economist's tradition of entirely missing the point about modern monetary theory….
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In the FT this morning: modern monetary theory is the answer to the new normal
Richard Murphy | Professor of PracticeInternational Politics, School of Social Sciences, City, University of London; Director, Corporate Accountability Network; Co-founder, Green New Deal

2 comments:

Kaivey said...

Wow!

'MMT only fails if you look at it through the lens of conventional macroeconomic objectives. Looked at on its own terms MMT works, and is the long-term solution that the world’s failing economies need.'

Professor Richard Murphey

Kaivey said...

'MMT only fails if you look at it through the lens of conventional macroeconomic objectives. Looked at on its own terms MMT works, and is the long-term solution that the world’s failing economies need.'

I wonder if this is what Egmont is missing?