Gilts and Bonds
An internet search will tell you that Bonds are savings products issued by companies and governments to raise money to fund their investments. For private entities or ‘currency-users’, this is …
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The day MMT officially went mainstream?
On Wednesday 16 January an unusual event occurred. FTAlphaville, a news and commentary service for financial market professionals provided by the Financial Times, published an article by Brendan Greeley entitled …
The day MMT officially went mainstream? Read MoreWhere does the Magic Money Tree Grow?
This week GIMMS extends a very warm welcome to Phil Armstrong, our guest MMT Lens author. GIMMS published his paper “Modern Monetary Theory and a Heterodox Alternative Paradigm” earlier this week …
Where does the Magic Money Tree Grow? Read MorePost-Growth and MMT
In an age of endless consumption which keeps the economic wheels turning it is no surprise that our leaders have failed dismally to address adequately the very real and long-term …
Post-Growth and MMT Read MoreEducation…education…education
And in the news this week… Education…education…education. Last week the Public Accounts Committee published its findings on the sale of the student loan book. The government was criticised …
Education…education…education Read MoreA weekend of quiet reflection
Today’s blog comes just before the weekend commemorating 100 years since the end of the First World War, the ‘war to end war’. When it started people thought it would …
A weekend of quiet reflection Read MorePensions, Universal Credit and the IMF
The IMF has been busying itself with the UK’s financial position, reported in the FT on the 10 October as “languishing close to the bottom of the international league table …
Pensions, Universal Credit and the IMF Read MoreThe Economics of Climate Change
Following the very successful launch of GIMMS last week welcome to our second blog. The GIMMS team have been both delighted and excited by the response both on the day …
The Economics of Climate Change Read MoreLaunch of the Gower Initiative for Modern Money Studies
The Gower Initiative for Modern Money Studies launches in London today. We are looking forward to a full programme and are delighted to welcome our keynote speaker Professor William Mitchell, …
Launch of the Gower Initiative for Modern Money Studies Read MoreMacroeconomics
Macroeconomics is the study of the behaviour and performance of the economy as a whole. The word ‘macro’ comes from the Greek word ‘makro’ meaning large. It is talking about …
Macroeconomics Read More