Bill Mitchell | Billy blog
Macroeconomic research, teaching and advocacy
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The Weekend Quiz – October 16-17, 2021
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 contract
The Australian Bureau of Statistics released the latest labour force data today (October 14, 2021) – Labour Force, Australia – for... -
The British Chancellor cannot run short of sterling unless he chooses to do so
It’s Wednesday and my blog-lite day or so it seems. Today I briefly discuss the proposition that the British government can run short of... -
The one-trick New Keynesian ponies are back in town
I learned long ago that when you consult a surgeon the recommendation will be surgery. After about 10 or more knee operations (both legs) as a... -
US labour market – recovery in a fairly languid state
Last Friday (October 8, 2021), the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released their latest labour market data – Employment Situation Summary... -
The Weekend Quiz – October 9-10, 2021 – 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 9-10, 2021
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 government issues debt, buys most of it itself, and then pays itself interest into the bargain
These are rather extraordinary times indeed. I have been trawling through the Australian public debt data which is spread across the federal sphere... -
Video – Exploring the basic principles and myths surrounding MMT
It’s Wednesday and I am besieged with writing commitments. Luckily, I have a video to present and some other things that might be of interest.... -
We will soon see just how ‘pragmatic’ Sunak really is
At present, Britain is still in the throes of a global pandemic that has devastated the nation. Last week, at Brighton, the key economic...