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On October 13, 2019, the Bank of International Settlements published a paper – Exiting low inflation traps by “consensus”: nominal wages and price stability – (which was based on a speech one of the authors was to make in late November at a conference in Colombia). The reason I cite this paper is because it talks about Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) – in pejorative terms, without really knowing what MMT is. But the most interesting aspect of it was the admission that the mainstream theory...

GND and MMT make it to India.LiveMint (India)Opinion | India's ailing economy needs a green pill for revival Rajrishi Singhal | consulting editor of MintCritical article on MMT but well-researched and worth reading. Modern monetary theory has provided hope that the current economic problems can be solved if we look at things in a "new" light. Blinded by this hope, the fact that this theory is not "new" and has failed in the past has remained hidden. Business Today (India) Ravi Saraogi, CFA...

Positive and accurate. The scope is brief but Milton Ezrati uses it his limited space to show how most negative criticism of MMT fails to take into consideration what Stephanie Kelton, the public face of MMT in the US, actually says.ForbesWhat Is Modern Monetary Theory?Milton Ezrati |senior economist for the NY communications firm, Vested

Cullen has said all this previously in blog posts, and he summarizes his take in this one. His views have been addressed previously at MNE.Pragmatic CapitalismMMT – The Good, the Bad and the UglyCullen Roche