Categories: "Economics"

the crisis - gory details

September 15th, 2012
I have made several posts concerning various perspectives on the current economic crisis, and thought it would be useful to summarize and comment on those item in a single piece. more »

rapping the financial crisis, on econtalk

September 11th, 2012
Roberts and Papola made two rap videos about the differences between Hayek and Keynes - these episodes discuss the underlying ideas and the work to create the videos. more »

bailouts on econtalk

September 10th, 2012
Econtalk host Russ Roberts recently interviewed Neil Barofsky, former Special Inspector General of the TARP (and life long democrat), about his work with the Troubled Asset Relief Program and other related programs.  Barofsky was responsible for making sure that the taxpayer money spent in those programs had some semblance of accountability, and instead was faced with obstacles thrown up not by the banks, but by the US administration and Treasury departments. more »

Modern Monetary Theory - Wrap-up

August 3rd, 2012
This is the wrap-up of a critique of some of the thoughts expressed by Warren Mosler in his booklet "Seven Innocent Deadly Frauds of Economic Policy" more »

Modern Monetary Theory - Fraud 7 - Future effects

July 28th, 2012
This is the seventh part of a critique of some of the thoughts expressed by Warren Mosler in his booklet "Seven Innocent Deadly Frauds of Economic Policy" more »

Modern Monetary Theory - Fraud 6 - Investment and savings

July 26th, 2012
This is the sixth part of a critique of some of the thoughts expressed by Warren Mosler in his booklet "Seven Innocent Deadly Frauds of Economic Policy" more »

Modern Monetary Theory - Fraud 5 - Trade deficits

July 24th, 2012
This is the fifth part of a critique of some of the thoughts expressed by Warren Mosler in his booklet "Seven Innocent Deadly Frauds of Economic Policy" more »

Modern Monetary Theory - Fraud 4 - Social Security

July 22nd, 2012
This is the fourth part of a critique of some of the thoughts expressed by Warren Mosler in his booklet "Seven Innocent Deadly Frauds of Economic Policy" more »

Modern Monetary Theory - Fraud 3 - Budget deficits

July 20th, 2012
This is the third part of a critique of some of the thoughts expressed by Warren Mosler in his booklet "Seven Innocent Deadly Frauds of Economic Policy" more »

Modern Monetary Theory - Fraud 2 - Debt

July 18th, 2012
This is the second part of a critique of some of the thoughts expressed by Warren Mosler in his booklet "Seven Innocent Deadly Frauds of Economic Policy" more »