Modern Money Australia
Modern Money Australia
Modern Money Australia
Modern Money Australia aims to promote a better understanding of macroeconomics as described by Modern Monetary Theory (MMT).
We aim to show that the policy space afforded by our monetary system for social and environmental justice, while not unlimited, is nevertheless very much greater than the limits imposed by those who subscribe to classical macroeconomics.
Webinars
Since our monthly face to face forums in both Sydney and Melbourne are suspended for the foreseeable future we are running webinars.
The next will be a Zoom webinar by Dr Martin Watts on Saturday 11 July 2020 at 2pm on Macroeconomic policy in the pandemic era and beyond.
Click the button to register, or for more details, please go to our Webinars page.
What is Modern Monetary Theory?
Modern Monetary Theory has been developed over the past thirty years. There is an enormous amount of literature, both academic and popular, to back it up. Here are the three main assertions (taken from Dr Steven Hail’s article, Explainer: What is Modern Monetary Theory? in The Conversation 31 January 2017).Martin Watts11
All economies, and all governments, face real and ecological limits relating to what can be produced and consumed.
Monetarily sovereign governments face no purely financial budget constraints.
The government’s financial deficit is everybody else’s financial surplus.
Modern Money Resources
We are building a Library of resources including academic papers, books, articles, videos, podcasts and people. You can access the Library from the main menu above.
Here are five people whose work is well worth becoming familiar with.
Dr Steven Hail
Steven Hail is another Australian MMT academic. A presentation he gave in 2014 is a great introduction to Modern Monetary Theory and is a total eye opener to those not familiar with MMT.
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Prof Stephanie Kelton
Stephanie Kelton is an American academic who is one of the leading proponents of MMT in the USA. Her book The Deficit Myth is creating a real stir! She is also Bernie Sanders chief economics adviser.
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Warren Mosler
Warren Mosler is one of the MMT founders. He is an American economist and theorist. His book, The Seven Deadly Innocent Frauds of Economic Policy is avalable for free download.
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Prof L. Randall Wray
L. Randall Wray is another MMT founder. He is a professor of economics at Bard College NY. His most recent book is Why Minsky Matters: An Introduction to the Work of a Maverick Economist(Princeton University Press, 2016).
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