Economics
Michael Roberts – China: zig zagging
If we take the years 2019-23, China’s economic growth rate will have been at least three times as fast as the US and more than five times as fast as the EU So where is […]
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Michael Roberts – Davos 23: going pear-shaped
After receiving trillions from governments in the recent economic crises, corporations feel it would be better if they ran the world. Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific blogger Cross-posted from […]
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Michael Roberts: Wages, prices and profit – turning down
Why an economic recession is imminent Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific blogger Cross-posted from Michael Roberts’s Blog Photo: Bijay chaurasia Wikimedia Commons, License CC-BY-SA 4.0 The inflation rate for […]
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Michael Roberts – ASSA 2023 part two: the radical – monopoly and war
The second part of Michael Roberts’ report from the American Economics Association (AEA) in New Orleans, this time focusing on the radical economists. First part can be read here. Michael Roberts is an Economist in the […]
Economics
Michael Roberts – ASSA 2023: the mainstream – fiction and reality
At the annual conference of the American Economics Association (AEA) in New Orleans, mainstream economists kicked off with presentations under the title ‘Economic Shocks and Their Consequences’ Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of […]
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Michael Roberts – Polycrisis and depression in the 21st century
The horrific UN report on the state of humanity Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific blogger Cross-posted from Michael Roberts’ blog ‘Polycrisis’ is the buzz word among leftists right now. […]
Economics
Michael Roberts – Forecast 2023: the impending slump
“After ‘the cost of living crisis’ will come the crisis of living.” Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific blogger Cross-posted from Michael Roberts’ blog Photo: Leandro Neumann Ciuffo licensed under […]
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Michael Roberts: Can global capitalism endure?
Global capitalism is struggling to find a way out of its own contradictions Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific blogger Cross-posted from Michael Roberts’ blog Can global capitalism endure? William […]
Economics
Michael Roberts – The US rate of profit in 2021
The post-pandemic profits bonanza is over. When we get full data for 2022 corporate profitability, expect it to have fallen again as we enter a new slump in the US in 2023. Michael Roberts is an […]
Economics
Michael Roberts: Digital Work and Exploitation
Digital technology has not fundamentally altered class relations and work under capitalism Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific blogger Cross-posted from Michael Roberts’ blog John Michael Roberts (no relation) is […]