Critiquing an MMT TED Talk
Bob provides a running refutation of Stephanie Kelton’s recent TED talk on Modern Monetary Theory (MMT).
Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:
Stephanie Kelton’s TED TalkBob’s review of Kelton’s book explaining MMTBob’s article on opting out of Social SecurityKelton’s intro to MMT, The Deficit MythBob’s interview of a founder of MMT, Warren Mosler. Then Bob’s analysis of that episodeBob’s Mises.org critique of a popular identity (equation) in the MMT literature.For more information, see BobMurphyShow.com. The Bob Murphy Show is also available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, and via RSS.
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