Paulo Coimbra
paulocoimbra.bsky.social
Paulo Coimbra
@paulocoimbra.bsky.social
Middle-aged dude. Cyclist. Economist.

http://ladroesdebicicletas.blogspot.pt/
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So I mostly follow Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) folks & adjacent folks

MMT places a Job Guarantee at the center of its policy proposals.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=69cO...
Why We Need a Federal Jobs Guarantee
YouTube video by New Economic Thinking
www.youtube.com
September 4, 2024 at 11:02 PM
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Polanyi is one of the inspirations for Modern Monetary Theory.

They both use the fact that the state creates the currency.

It’s pretty fundamental to Polanyi’s political economy:

www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
www.tandfonline.com
October 1, 2024 at 4:01 PM
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Modern Monetary Theory places a Job Guarantee at the center of its policy recommendations.

pavlina-tcherneva.net/the-case-for...
The Case for a Job Guarantee - Pavlina Tcherneva
In this book, leading expert Pavlina R. Tcherneva challenges us to imagine a world where the phantom of unemployment is banished and anyone who seeks decent, living-wage work can find it – guaranteed.
pavlina-tcherneva.net
November 14, 2024 at 12:00 PM
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Also there’s no functional difference between a dollar of “debt” and just a regular dollar, except for the fact that we choose to pay interest on the “debt dollars.” We would be much better off if government embraced modern monetary theory
November 15, 2024 at 11:52 AM
Vai que seja tarde!
November 18, 2024 at 1:00 AM
Obrigado. É bom lê-lo(a) aqui. Abraço.
October 16, 2023 at 8:22 PM