#127 Robert Hockett: Fine Tuning Monetary Easing

Patricia and Christian talk to author, public finance consultant, and Professor of Law Robert Hockett about his proposal to tame speculative bubbles and put public capital back to public use.

 

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Building Banks Better: A Plan to Put Public Capital Back to Public Use by Robert Hockett: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4023614

 

Fine-Tuning Monetary Easing, Part 2: The Fed’s New Chicago Trading Capacity by Robert Hockett: https://www.forbes.com/sites/rhockett/2022/01/31/fine-tuning-monetary-easing-part-2-the-feds-new-chicago-trading-capacity/?sh=33ff44a3318d

 

Money from Nothing: Or, Why We Should Stop Worrying About Debt and Learn to Love the Federal Reserve by Robert Hockett and Aaron James: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Money-Nothing-Worrying-Federal-Reserve/dp/B08FLQK2YF/ref=sr_1_1?crid=KT51L5RY6QZ6&keywords=robert+hockett&qid=1646152833&s=books&sprefix=Robert+Hockett%2Cstripbooks%2C70&sr=1-1

 

Financing the Green New Deal: A Plan of Action and Renewal by Robert Hockett: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Financing-Green-New-Deal-Renewal/dp/3030484491/ref=sr_1_3?crid=KT51L5RY6QZ6&keywords=robert+hockett&qid=1646152833&s=books&sprefix=Robert+Hockett%2Cstripbooks%2C70&sr=1-3

 

More on inflation:

 

Episode 65 - Phil Armstrong: Understanding Inflation: https://www.patreon.com/posts/40672678

Episode 104 - John T Harvey: Inflation, Stagflation & Healing The Nation: https://www.patreon.com/posts/52207835

Episode 123 - Warren Mosler: Understanding The Price Level And Inflation: https://www.patreon.com/posts/59856379

A list of MMT-informed campaigns and organisations worldwide: https://www.patreon.com/posts/47900757

 

Levy Economics Institute of Bard College 2022 Summer Seminar: https://www.levyinstitute.org/news/summer-seminar-2022

 

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