Taxing away billionaires to end inequality. Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and prolific blogger Cross-posted from Michael Roberts Blog The Triumph of Injustice: how the rich dodge taxes and how […]
Since 2016 and global inequality has edged downward slightly. Whereas the top 1% of wealth holders had 50% of the world’s personal wealth in 2016, up from 45% in 2006, that ratio has slipped back […]
“Monetary and fiscal policy will be helpless in stopping any oncoming economic tsunami.” Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and prolific blogger Cross-posted from Michael Roberts Blog The debt owed by […]
Book Review by Michael Roberts Back in 2014, French economist Thomas Piketty published a blockbuster book, Capital in the 21st century. Repeating the name of Marx’s Capital, the implication of the title was that it […]
A brilliant read, as Michael Roberts writes a critical, yet very respectful and straightforward review of Thomas Piketty’s new opus , “Capital in the 21st Century”. Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of […]
The world capitalist economy is in a manufacturing recession now, but there are important indicators that the rest of the economy will join manufacturing soon. Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London […]
There is a fascinating discussion going on among economists concerning “renterisation”. Sounds complicated, but is simple to understand. In this article,which is perfect for beginners (non-economists), Michael Roberts takes a closer look at the topic […]
The European Central Bank is simply running out of options. It has failed miserably in the past years with its neo-liberal ideology and has no powder or ideas left. Michael Roberts is an Economist in […]
There is a new IMF paper out on climate change and what policy instruments are available to do something about it. Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and prolific blogger Cross-posted […]
We continue our series on world economics due to the importance of current developments. Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and prolific blogger Cross-posted from Michael Roberts Blog Financial markets globally […]
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