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#87 Patricia & Christian: Unpacking The Deficit Myth (part 3)

#87 Patricia & Christian: Unpacking The Deficit Myth (part 3)

The MMT Podcast with Patricia Pino & Christian Reilly · Patricia Pino, Christian Reilly

February 10, 20211h 15m

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Show Notes

Part 3: Patricia and Christian continue their conversation about Stephanie Kelton's best-seller The Deficit Myth.

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Our episodes with Steven Hail on understanding government bonds:

Episode 30: https://www.patreon.com/posts/29621245

Episode 31: https://www.patreon.com/posts/29829500

The Bank of England's "Independence" - A Handy Guide: https://www.patreon.com/posts/44617543

A Discussion of Central Bank Operations and Interest Rate Policy by Warren Mosler and Phil Armstrong: https://gimms.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Central-Bank-Interest-Rate-Policy-Mosler-Armstrong.pdf

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Stephanie Kelton's introduction to MMT: "The Public Purse"

The Deficit Myth reading group questions: https://www.patreon.com/posts/39967940

A quick overview on functional finance: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Functional_finance

Bill Mitchell on Abba Lerner and Functional Finance: http://bilbo.economicoutlook.net/blog/?p=5762

Tickets for "The Deficit Myth and a Green New Deal" (Stephanie Kelton in conversation with Steven Hail) on 24th February 2021:

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