Bill Mitchell | Billy blog
Macroeconomic research, teaching and advocacy
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The Weekend Quiz – January 22-23, 2022 – answers and discussion
Here are the answers with discussion for this Weekend’s Quiz. The information provided should help you work out why you missed a question or three!... -
The Weekend Quiz – January 22-23, 2022
Welcome to The Weekend Quiz. The quiz tests whether you have been paying attention or not to the blog posts that I post. See how you go with the... -
Australian labour market continues to improve but Omicron overshadows all
The Australian Bureau of Statistics released the latest labour force data today (January 20, 2022) – Labour Force, Australia – for... -
Research on vaccine certificates finds positive outcomes
It’s Wednesday and so some short discussion and news then some jazz, the latter being the highlight. I read an interesting research paper... -
The European conservatives are organising while the progressives fight among themselves
I read an article in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) yesterday (January 16, 2022) – Ich hoffe auf Deutschland – which made me... -
More evidence that the current inflation is ephemeral
When I am asked whether I still consider the recent bout of inflation to be transitory, I say that transitory means as long as the pandemic disrupts... -
The Weekend Quiz – January 15-16, 2022 – answers and discussion
Here are the answers with discussion for this Weekend’s Quiz. The information provided should help you work out why you missed a question or three!... -
The Weekend Quiz – January 15-16, 2022
Welcome to The Weekend Quiz. The quiz tests whether you have been paying attention or not to the blog posts that I post. See how you go with the... -
When ABC journalists mislead the public and spread fiction
There is a difference between a journalist reporting news about economics and money and a journalist writing an opinion piece. In the first... -
Why are the progressive left mixing with the dark right on Covid?
It’s Wednesday and I have been digging a bit into what appears to be a growing coalition opposing lockdowns, mask wearing, vaccine rules, and...