Phil Armstrong: MMT & Austrian Economics (part 1‪)‬ The MMT Podcast with Patricia Pino & Christian Reilly

Part 1: Christian talks to Dr Phil Armstrong about his recent paper: “History and origin of money in MMT and Austrian Economics: The difference methodology makes?”
 
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Relevant to this episode:
“History and origin of money in MMT and Austrian Economics: The difference methodology makes?” by Phil Armstrong: http://www.paecon.net/PAEReview/issue105/Armstrong105.pdf “Can Heterodox Economics Make a Difference?” by Phil Armstrong: https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/can-heterodox-economics-make-a-difference-9781800370883.html Phil is co-author of “Modern Monetary Theory - Key Insights, Leading Thinkers” - order here: https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/modern-monetary-theory-9781802208085.html Our episode with Richard Tye on the evolution of the BoE “The Bank of England - The Prequel”: https://pileusmmt.libsyn.com/167-richard-tye-the-bank-of-england-the-prequel Introduction to ergodicity: https://taylorpearson.me/ergodicity/  
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/  
 
For a short, non-technical, free ebook explaining MMT, download Warren Mosler’s “7 Deadly Innocent Frauds Of Economic Policy” here: http://moslereconomics.com/wp-content/powerpoints/7DIF.pdf
 
 
Episodes on monetary operations:
Episode 20 - Warren Mosler: The MMT Money Story (part 1): https://www.patreon.com/posts/28004824 Episode 126 - Dirk Ehnts: How Banks Create Money: https://www.patreon.com/posts/62603318 Episode 13 - Steven Hail: Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Banking, But Were Afraid To Ask: https://www.patreon.com/posts/41790887 Episode 43 - Sam Levey: Understanding Endogenous Money: https://www.patreon.com/posts/35073683 Episode 84 - Andrew Berkeley, Richard Tye & Neil Wilson: An Accou