Debating Modern Monetary Theory

Author : Costas Lapavitsas
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000581225
Total Pages : 103 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Debating Modern Monetary Theory written by Costas Lapavitsas and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2022-04-27 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book considers the theoretical and empirical claims of Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) in developed and developing countries. It is structured as a debate between leading MMT theorists and MMT critics. MMT threw down a challenge to mainstream economics and forced it to respond, above all in the USA. This is a rare occurrence, almost unknown, for heterodox economics during the last few decades. It is not surprising, therefore, that MMT has attracted strong attention from a broad swathe of researchers. It is even less surprising that it has become the theoretical vehicle of choice for political activists opposing austerity. Its influence is remarkable and has gradually spread to other social disciplines, including even cultural theory. Furthermore, the policy responses to coronavirus by several governments, particularly the extraordinary expansion of central bank balance sheets in 2020, appears to support MMT in practice. This volume takes into account the rising popularity of MMT and considers its theoretical claims in depth, since popularity does not necessarily equate to being right in theory. It also considers MMT claims regarding fiscal and monetary policy in view of the implications of the pandemic crisis for public spending and public debt. It is not accidental that the strongest support for MMT, in both theory and policy, is to be found in the USA, since MMT conclusions rely heavily on close institutional analysis of US government financing mechanisms. The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of The Japanese Political Economy.

Author : Edward Fullbrook
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781911156512
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Modern Monetary Theory and Its Critics written by Edward Fullbrook and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of essays from leading economists in the MMT debate offers the reader a range of viewpoints from which to become informed about what is set to be a significant part of economic policy discussion in the coming years.

Author : Beat Weber
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 1107195810
Total Pages : 287 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Democratizing Money? written by Beat Weber and published by . This book was released on 2018-05-17 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Weber provides an economic analysis of current, post-crash monetary reform proposals, including Bitcoin, sovereign money, regional money and modern monetary theory. The book critically examines these reform concepts, exposing their flaws and fallacies, guiding the reader towards a contemporary understanding of what money is and how it works today.

Author : Eduardo Garzón Espinosa
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1003860281
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Modern Monetary Theory written by Eduardo Garzón Espinosa and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-03-05 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a rigorous, detailed, and balanced analysis of the various contributions to the Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) debate, incorporating both the arguments of proponents and those who point to its limitations and obstacles. Modern Monetary Theory has soared in popularity, particularly in response to the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent impacts on the economy which have led to deeper discussions about monetary and financial systems, fiscal and monetary policies, inflation, and employment. The main characteristic of Modern Monetary Theory is that it offers a revolutionary way of thinking about all these issues, allowing us to abandon many of the myths that conventional economic theory installed in the collective imagination. Breaking down these false beliefs is an essential requirement for thinking and devising economic policy proposals that allow full employment to be achieved without suffering worrying inflation rates. However, this approach has also attracted many criticisms and it is also instructive to consider these in more detail to reach a fully rounded conclusion about the potential or merits of MMT. Written to be accessible to the non-economist, this book will be of great interest to readers from across the social sciences, and outside of academia who want to gain a fuller understanding of the Modern Monetary Theory phenomenon.

Author : M.L. Burstein
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 134918070X
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Modern Monetary Theory written by M.L. Burstein and published by Springer. This book was released on 1986-01-28 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Innovations in financial markets and in financial management, together with dramatic innovations in the substance and technique of monetary theory, have made it necessary to restate the theory of money and the theory of monetary policy. In order to provide a new monetary theory, the author treats fully the following material: choice of currency and the theory of convertibility; interest on money; speculation and rational expectations; implications of electronic-transfer settlement procedures for monetary theory, as well as other matters. The theories of Tobin are developed and exposited in detail, as is the work of Friedman.

Author : L. R. Wray
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1802208097
Total Pages : 327 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Modern Monetary Theory written by L. R. Wray and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2023-01-10 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Providing an up-to-date account of Modern Monetary Theory with contributions from the world’s leading experts, each chapter offers new insights on the topic, building upon MMT’s established body of work. This innovative book analyses key economic issues from a wide set of regions including the UK, Europe and the Global South, addressing previous concerns that MMT is too US-focused.

Author : Riccardo Realfonzo
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Money and Banking written by Riccardo Realfonzo and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 1998 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides an original interpretation of the debate on banking and the nature of money in Keynes' time from a post-Keynesian point of view. Realfonzo (economics, U. of Naples) traces the pre- history of monetary circuit theory and its challenge to mainstream analysis in the first four decades of the century, contrasting the neoclassical approach with the monetary theory of production. He examines the contributions of both well-known and relatively neglected authors to the debate on the nature of money and function of the banks. Each chapter concludes with extensive notes. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Costas Lapavitsas
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000581187
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Debating Modern Monetary Theory written by Costas Lapavitsas and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-04-27 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book considers the theoretical and empirical claims of Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) in developed and developing countries. It is structured as a debate between leading MMT theorists and MMT critics. MMT threw down a challenge to mainstream economics and forced it to respond, above all in the USA. This is a rare occurrence, almost unknown, for heterodox economics during the last few decades. It is not surprising, therefore, that MMT has attracted strong attention from a broad swathe of researchers. It is even less surprising that it has become the theoretical vehicle of choice for political activists opposing austerity. Its influence is remarkable and has gradually spread to other social disciplines, including even cultural theory. Furthermore, the policy responses to coronavirus by several governments, particularly the extraordinary expansion of central bank balance sheets in 2020, appears to support MMT in practice. This volume takes into account the rising popularity of MMT and considers its theoretical claims in depth, since popularity does not necessarily equate to being right in theory. It also considers MMT claims regarding fiscal and monetary policy in view of the implications of the pandemic crisis for public spending and public debt. It is not accidental that the strongest support for MMT, in both theory and policy, is to be found in the USA, since MMT conclusions rely heavily on close institutional analysis of US government financing mechanisms. The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of The Japanese Political Economy.

Author : Robert Wenzel
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781716646386
Total Pages : 58 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Problems With Modern Monetary Theory written by Robert Wenzel and published by . This book was released on 2020-08-18 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Finally, a full examination of Modern Monetary Theory by way of a critique of Stephanie Kelton's book, "The Deficit Myth." There are extreme weaknesses at a fundamental level with MMT and it is all discussed here. If you have been captured by the MMT argument or are just curious about MMT errors, this booklet is what you need to read.

Author : Stephanie Kelton
Publisher : PublicAffairs
ISBN 13 : 1541736206
Total Pages : 311 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Deficit Myth written by Stephanie Kelton and published by PublicAffairs. This book was released on 2020-06-09 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times Bestseller The leading thinker and most visible public advocate of modern monetary theory -- the freshest and most important idea about economics in decades -- delivers a radically different, bold, new understanding for how to build a just and prosperous society. Stephanie Kelton's brilliant exploration of modern monetary theory (MMT) dramatically changes our understanding of how we can best deal with crucial issues ranging from poverty and inequality to creating jobs, expanding health care coverage, climate change, and building resilient infrastructure. Any ambitious proposal, however, inevitably runs into the buzz saw of how to find the money to pay for it, rooted in myths about deficits that are hobbling us as a country. Kelton busts through the myths that prevent us from taking action: that the federal government should budget like a household, that deficits will harm the next generation, crowd out private investment, and undermine long-term growth, and that entitlements are propelling us toward a grave fiscal crisis. MMT, as Kelton shows, shifts the terrain from narrow budgetary questions to one of broader economic and social benefits. With its important new ways of understanding money, taxes, and the critical role of deficit spending, MMT redefines how to responsibly use our resources so that we can maximize our potential as a society. MMT gives us the power to imagine a new politics and a new economy and move from a narrative of scarcity to one of opportunity.