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economicsfromthetopdown.com
| | ebuchman.github.io
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| | Modern Monetary Theory is refocusing economics on an important set of ideas: monetary sovereignty, the resource constraint, and a basic jobs program. There are curious parallels to cryptocurrencies. But MMT still has some ways to go to become the ecologically and socially sound theory of money we so desperately need
| | andolfatto.blogspot.com
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| | There are a lot of moving parts to the MMT program. I want to focus on one of these parts today: the relation between monetary and fiscal...
| | www.rogerfarmer.com
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| | [AI summary] The text presents an in-depth exploration of macroeconomic theory through the lens of Roger E. A. Farmer's academic work. It delves into the complexities of monetary theory, equilibrium concepts, and the role of central banks. Key themes include the endogeneity of money, the distinction between exogenous and endogenous money, the implications of liquidity traps, and the evolution of monetary policy frameworks. Farmer's perspective emphasizes the importance of general equilibrium theory, the role of banks in creating money, and the need for central banks to consider broader economic dynamics beyond traditional single-agent models.
| | www.moneyandbanking.com
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| "Headline" inflation is making painful headlines again. In October, consumer prices rose by 6.2 percent from a year ago-the most rapid gain in at least three decades. Measures of trend inflation also are showing unsettling increases, with the trimmed mean CPI up by 4%. And there are reasons to believe that inflation will stay well above policymakers' 2% target for an extended period. In this post, we briefly summarize how we got here and argue that the Federal Reserve needs to change course now. In our v...