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Denison — First International Conference of Modern Monetary Theory

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First int'l conference of Modern Monetary Theory, cosponsored by the Binzagr Institute for Sustainable Prosperity, whose president is DU's Fadhel Kaboub. Denison Associate Professor of Economics Fadhel Kaboub is profoundly interested in the economics of poverty. As such, he is the president of the Binzagr Institute for Sustainable Prosperity, which co-sponsored the first international conference of Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) from Sept. 21 through 24, 2017 at the University of Missouri – Kansas City.The theme of the conference, “Economics for a New Progressive Era” highlighted the important contribution of the MMT approach to public policy. MMT describes how a financially sovereign government can afford to buy anything available for sale in its own currency. MMT provides the answer to

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First int'l conference of Modern Monetary Theory, cosponsored by the Binzagr Institute for Sustainable Prosperity, whose president is DU's Fadhel Kaboub.
Denison Associate Professor of Economics Fadhel Kaboub is profoundly interested in the economics of poverty. As such, he is the president of the Binzagr Institute for Sustainable Prosperity, which co-sponsored the first international conference of Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) from Sept. 21 through 24, 2017 at the University of Missouri – Kansas City.
The theme of the conference, “Economics for a New Progressive Era” highlighted the important contribution of the MMT approach to public policy.
MMT describes how a financially sovereign government can afford to buy anything available for sale in its own currency. MMT provides the answer to the classic “how do we pay for it?” question that we often face when we try to address any of the major public policy issues such as unemployment, poverty, climate change, public health, education, and infrastructure.
“We are very proud to be a co-sponsor of this historic event,” said Kaboub. “Our research team put together several panels on economic development, environmental sustainability, full employment policies, teaching pedagogy, and MMT in the humanities.”...
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First International Conference of Modern Monetary Theory
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Mike Norman is an economist and veteran trader whose career has spanned over 30 years on Wall Street. He is a former member and trader on the CME, NYMEX, COMEX and NYFE and he managed money for one of the largest hedge funds and ran a prop trading desk for Credit Suisse.

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