The MMT Podcast offers economic analysis on current issues from a Modern Monetary Theory perspective. Aimed at anyone who has ever felt lost in the jargon used by mainstream economics commentators. We believe economics is for everyone.
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Patricia & Christian talk to Stuart Medina Miltimore, economist and founder of the Spanish advocacy group Red MMT about his chapter (co-written with Bill Mitchell) in the major new academic collabora…
What is money, where does it come from and why is it important?
Patricia & Christian talk to award-winning primary MMT academic Professor L. Randall Wray about his latest book “Making Money Work Fo…
Part 5: Patricia and Christian continue their conversation about Stephanie Kelton’s best-seller The Deficit Myth.
In this episode: what does it mean for a nation to “win” or “lose” at trade?
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According to multi award-winning economist Professor James K. Galbraith, the new book, “Modern Monetary Theory: Key Insights, Leading Thinkers” is ‘a landmark in the development of MMT, a boon for “u…
With expert guidance from economist and “MMT Essentials” author, Dr Dirk Ehnts, Patrica and Christian fill the gaps in reporting on the World Economic Forum’s annual greenwashing festival in Davos, w…
Patrica and Christian talk to economist and co-author of the just-published “Modern Monetary Theory - Key Insights, Leading Thinkers” Dr Phil Armstrong about why mainstream economists think unemploym…
MMT founder Warren Mosler answers listeners’ questions on topics including: how governments spend, the role of taxation, government bond issuance, central banking, commercial banking, interest rates,…
Patricia and Christian talk to economist and author Dr Dirk Ehnts about the false-but-folksy economic premises behind Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement, the difference between currency users …
In anticipation of Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement, Patricia and Christian talk to economist and author Dr Phil Armstrong about currency crises, inflation, the shortcomings of monetary poli…
Patricia and Christian talk to financial consultant and author Brian Romanchuk about how the UK’s recent pension fund crisis impacted the gilt and mortgage markets, the significance of currency pric…
Edited highlights of Professor Yeva Nersisyan’s presentation on financing the Green New Deal from this year’s Levy Economics Institute Summer Seminar.
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Patricia and Christian talk about Jeremy Hunt’s appointment as UK chancellor and his upcoming medium-term fiscal plan.
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Edited highlights of Professor Pavlina Tcherneva’s presentation on the MMT Job Guarantee from this year’s Levy Economics Institute Summer Seminar.
Video of this event: https://youtu.be/zzqVCiUw7L4
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Patricia and Christian talk to economist and author Dr Dirk Ehnts about the ongoing fallout from UK Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-budget, exchange rates, bond yields, the mechanics of the Eurozone…
Patricia and Christian talk to economist and author Dr Phil Armstrong about Trussonomics and UK Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s recent “fiscal event”.
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Edited highlights of Professor John T Harvey’s presentation on exchange rate determination and what his insights mean for progressive policies (such as the MMT Job Guarantee) at this year’s Levy Inst…
Patricia and Christian talk to MMT founder Warren Mosler about the MMT view of interest rates, the Inflation Reduction Act, and some recent New York Times coverage of Warren’s ideas.
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Edited highlights from Harvard Kennedy School research fellow Paul Sheard’s presentation on quantitative easing at the Levy Economics Institute’s recent summer seminar.
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Part 4: Patricia and Christian continue their conversation about Stephanie Kelton’s best-seller The Deficit Myth. In this conversation: the government’s red ink is our black ink, and how the notion t…
Patricia and Christian talk to leading ecological economist Professor Phil Lawn about the earth’s planetary boundaries, how MMT-informed ecological economics can help us live within them, and Modern …