Bill Mitchell | Billy blog
Macroeconomic research, teaching and advocacy
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Drain the (corporate) swamp
Today, I celebrate – my home town of Melbourne has recorded zero new infections for the second time since June 9, 2020 and zero deaths. A... -
US claimants recovery stalls
Today, I celebrate – my home town of Melbourne has recorded zero new infections for the first time since June 9, 2020 and zero deaths. But... -
The Weekend Quiz – October 24-25, 2020 – 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 – October 24-25, 2020
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... -
Forget the record deficits and public debt – focus on what the net spending is doing to advance well-being
Yesterday (October 21, 2020), the British Office of National Statistics (ONS) released the latest – Public sector finances, UK: September 2020... -
Video – An economy that guarantees health and wellbeing for all
Today, on my blog-light day, I have a video of a recent event where I spoke (with other speakers being John Quiggin and Noel Pearson). The event was... -
Australian labour market continues to go backwards as government sits idly by
On Tuesday (October 20, 2020), the ABS released the latest data for – Weekly Payroll Jobs and Wages in Australia, Week ending 3 October 2020... -
The long-term unemployed are not an inflation constraint in a recovery
I gave some advice to a politician last week who had read some MMT literature that he said indicated that using the Job Guarantee reduces... -
The Weekend Quiz – October 17-18, 2020 – 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 – October 17-18, 2020
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...