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Theory vs. Practice: The Father of MMT on Policy, Profits, and Politics

Featuring Warren Mosler

Jun 14, 2019 • 56 minutes

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The Essential Conversation

Theory vs. Practice: The Father of MMT on Policy, Profits, and Politics

Modern Monetary Theory has become a hot topic of discussion. But is it well understood?

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Featuring Warren Mosler

Jun 14, 2019 • 56 minutes

Modern Monetary Theory has become a hot topic of discussion. But is it well understood? In this interview with Real Vision’s Ed Harrison, Warren Mosler, the founder of MMT, describes exactly what Modern Monetary Theory is, and how the framework can be utilized. Particularly interesting is Mosler’s ambivalence about the political furor enveloping MMT. He sees the economic framework as more descriptive of monetary operations than prescriptive of policy. Mosler also outlines why MMT’s operational bent made it attractive to finance professionals long before it became a politically-charged debate among academic economists and politicians. Filmed on May 29, 2019 in New York.

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