A 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 …
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Pensions, 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 MoreMMT and Public Policy
Modern Monetary Theory can help us to think differently about public policy Modern Monetary Theory is not prescriptive. It describes how a post gold-standard, fiat money system operates and explains …
MMT and Public Policy Read MoreOrigins of Modern Monetary Theory
Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) was independently developed by Warren Mosler and introduced to the wider world when Warren published, ‘Soft Currency Economics’ in 1993 and then introduced to the academic …
Origins of Modern Monetary Theory Read MoreA Brief History of Money
We keep it in our purse, we hold it in our bank accounts, we hand over our debit or credit cards to pay for things. We might even keep it …
A Brief History of Money Read MoreModern Monetary Theory – a brief introduction
What is ‘the economy’? If you listened to any Chancellor since the late 70s, you would be forgiven for gaining the impression that it is all about ‘debt’ and ‘deficit’ …
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