What's Wrong with Modern Money Theory? A Policy Critique
This Palgrave Pivot assesses the validity of Modern Money Theory’s approach to macroeconomic policy, specifically monetary and fiscal policy. Whereas other papers have focused primarily on theoretical and doctrinal issues, this book focuses primarily on a
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Gerald A. Epstein
What’s Wrong with Modern Money Theory?
Gerald A. Epstein
What’s Wrong with Modern Money Theory? A Policy Critique
Gerald A. Epstein University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA, USA
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To my PERI colleagues and students and their commitment to rigorous policy-relevant research and activism
Acknowledgements
This short book grew out of years of trying to understand what Modern Money Theory was saying. So when Anne Davis asked me if I wanted to write a paper for a panel at the Eastern Economic Associations and appear on a panel with Randy Wray on the topic of MMT, I decided it was time to take the plunge and finally put down on paper what I thought of it. This book is an outgrowth of that paper and discussions that followed from it. I first want to thank my friend and colleague Bob Pollin with whom I have had many discussions over the years about MMT and who encouraged me to undertake this project. I also am greatly indebted to Esra Nur Uğurlu for excellent research assistance throughout the project. Without her insight and hard work, I could never have finished this book. I have also received valuable comments from many colleagues and students. I would like to thank Adam Aboobaker, Michael Ash, Dean Baker, Tom Ferguson, Ilene Grabel, Marc Lavoie, Robert McCauley, Perry Mehrling, Tom Palley, Juan Antonio Montecino, and Robert Pollin for helpful comments on an earlier
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