Nov 24, 2022
Patricia and Christian talk to economist and author Dr Dirk Ehnts about the false-but-folksy economic premises behind Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement, the difference between currency users and currency issuers, why government borrowing isn’t really borrowing, why taxes are important (but not for the...
Nov 17, 2022
In anticipation of Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement, Patricia and Christian talk to economist and author Dr Phil Armstrong about currency crises, inflation, the shortcomings of monetary policy, the national (so-called) debt, the Office for Budget “Responsibility”, and what economic opposition might...
Nov 9, 2022
Patricia and Christian talk to financial consultant and author Brian Romanchuk about how the UK’s recent pension fund crisis impacted the gilt and mortgage markets, the significance of currency price shifts, banks as credit risk intermediaries, the Swedish Central Bank’s Prize in Economic Sciences, and what to do...
Oct 26, 2022
Edited highlights of Professor Yeva Nersisyan’s presentation on financing the Green New Deal from this year’s Levy Economics Institute Summer Seminar.
Video of this event: https://youtu.be/6qZNN96Ggs8
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Oct 20, 2022
Patricia and Christian talk about Jeremy Hunt’s appointment as UK chancellor and his upcoming medium-term fiscal plan.
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