Bill Mitchell — New German finance minister thinks (27 per cent slump in GDP) Greece is Germany’s new role model for reform

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It’s Wednesday so not much today. I offer some comments on the latest data release from Germany (not good) and the probability that the new German finance minister will be anything other than a dangerous dud. An announcement about the edX MMTed course (coming back). And then Blind Willie Johnson serving up Great Depression angst.Bill Mitchell – billy blogNew German finance minister thinks (27 per cent slump in GDP) Greece is Germany’s new role model for reformBill Mitchell | Professor in Economics and Director of the Centre of Full Employment and Equity (CofFEE), at University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia

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