Erik Dean: What’s Standing Between Us And A 15-Hour Work Week‪?‬ The MMT Podcast with Patricia Pino & Christian Reilly

Patricia and Christian talk to economist, author and Modern Money Lab instructor Dr Erik Dean about the history of Keynesianism, BS jobs, and Keynes’ “Economic Possibilities For Our Grandchildren”.
 
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Relevant to this episode:
Dr Erik Dean’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@erikdean9269 “Economic Possibilities For Our Grandchildren” by J.M. Keynes: http://www.econ.yale.edu/smith/econ116a/keynes1.pdf Erik recommends the 3rd and 4th issues of the Journal Of Economic Issues from 1987 as a starting point for researching the foundations of institutionalist economics. I’ve linked to those here, but a library login is required: https://www.jstor.org/stable/i389846 , https://www.jstor.org/stable/i389847?typeAccessWorkflow=login  
 
For an intro to MMT:
Our first three episodes: https://www.patreon.com/posts/41742417 Episode 126 - Dirk Ehnts: How Banks Create Money: https://www.patreon.com/posts/62603318  
Quick MMT reads:
Warren’s Mosler’s MMT white paper: http://moslereconomics.com/mmt-white-paper/ Steven Hail’s quick MMT explainer: https://theconversation.com/explainer-what-is-modern-monetary-theory-72095 Quick explanation of government debt and deficit: “Some Numbers Are Big. Let Me Help You Get Over It”: https://christreilly.com/2020/02/17/some-numbers-are-big-let-me-help-you-get-over-it/  
 
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Episodes on monetary operations:
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Episodes on inflation:
Episode 7: Steven Hail: Inflation, Price Shocks and Other Misunderstandings: https://www.patreon.com/posts/41780508 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 Episode 128 - L. Randall Wray & Yeva Nersisyan: What’s Causing Accelerating Inflation? Pandemic Or Policy Response?: https://www.patreon.com/posts/63776558  
Our Job Guarantee episodes:
Episode 4 - Fadhel Kaboub: What is the Job Guarantee?: https://www.patreon.com/posts/41742701 Episode 47 - Pavlina Tcherneva: Building Resilience - The Case For A Job Guarantee: https://www.patreon.com/posts/36034543 Episode 148 - Pavlina Tcherneva: Why The Job Guarantee Is C