Ep. 493 Three Deeper Dives Into Fiscal and Monetary Economics
Bob uses clips from his ZeroHedge debate with Randall Wray, as well as a moment from a forthcoming Human Action podcast, to provide deeper analysis than he had time to cover in the moments. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The ZeroHedge debate between Murphy and Randall Wray. Bob’s (quick) critique of…
Ep. 492 Economics of the Petrodollar and ZeroHedge Debate Murphy vs Wray
Adam Haman returns to discuss with Bob the economics of the petrodollar. They also go through some key moments from the recent ZeroHedge debate between Bob and MMT co-founder Randall Wray. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The YouTube version of this conversation. The ZeroHedge debate. Scott Beyer on the petrodollar. Bob critiques the…
Ep. 472 Pontus Rendahl on His Failed Outreach to Heterodox Economists
Pontus Rendahl is a neoclassically trained economist who spent a decade at the University of Cambridge, which has a long tradition of hosting heterodox economics. He made good-faith efforts to interact with these outsiders but reports that the attempt bore little fruit. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The YouTube version of this interview. The…
Ep. 418 Steve Keen Sides With MAGA over MMT on Trade Deficits
Steve Keen is an iconoclast economist who is sympathetic to MMT claims that right-wingers worry too much about government budget deficits. However, in a recent post Keen says that Trump Admin economists (such as Stephen Miran) make more sense on trade deficits than Warren Mosler does. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:…
Ep. 299 Bob Murphy Critiques 3 MMT Talking Points
Bob goes solo to explain and critique three popular arguments put forward by the leaders of Modern Monetary Theory (MMT). Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: Phil Labonte’s reaction to Nina Turner. A Murphy Medium post showcasing Kelton’s claim about checking vs. savings accounts. Bob’s review of Kelton’s book, The Deficit Myth.…