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Austerity

Simon Wren-Lewis: Is the German Debt Brake the worst fiscal rule ever?

May 13, 2020 Mathew D. Rose 0

This is not about Anglo-Saxon economists telling Germany what to do. There are plenty of German economists who also see that the German debt brake makes no sense, and anyway economics is universal. The debt […]

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Austerity

Simon Wren-Lewis: How the lessons from austerity have not been learned

August 8, 2019 Mathew D. Rose 0

The UK and the Eurozone are both vulnerable to the next recession, but both politicians and central bankers think each other should deal with it. Read here

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Simon Wren-Lewis: How to pay for the Green New Deal

February 20, 2019 Mathew D. Rose 1

In our continuing coverage of the Green New Deal we are presenting an article by Simon Wren-Lewis, an economics professor and advisor of Jeremy Corbyn. There is one especially good passage: “No one in a […]

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Economics

Simon Wren-Lewis: Should we worry about temporarily raising government debt?

January 12, 2019 Mathew D. Rose 0

This is truly an historical article. Simon Wren-Lewis has written a blog without mentioning Brexit – and its a good one. Read here  

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Simon Wren-Lewis – Helping the left behind: It’s (economic) geography, stupid

December 23, 2018 Mathew D. Rose 0

Simon Wren-Lewis discusses how the political divide that has become clear since the Brexit vote (and which is also clear in US support for Trump) is between towns and cities, not between regions. Cross-posted from […]

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Economics

Simon Wren-Lewis: Helping the left behind: its (economic) geography, stupid

December 6, 2018 Mathew D. Rose 0

The growing divide since the 1980s is about the fortunes of large cities compared to smaller units. But the economic theory behind that dynamic can also be used to help those left behind. Read here

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Simon Wren-Lewis: MMT and Labour’s fiscal rule

October 23, 2018 Mathew D. Rose 0

Simon Wren-Lewis, one of the architects of the British Labour Party´s “Fiscal Rule”, replies to Bill Mitchell`s criticism (read here and here) Read here

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EU politics

Simon Wren-Lewis: Jeremy Corbyn and Balance

September 7, 2018 Mathew D. Rose 0

Simon Wren-Lewis who is not a corbynite, has long been an astute critic of British media. Once again he turns to his attention to how the British media incessantly trashes the Labour Party leader. Read […]

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Economics

Simon Wren-Lewis: Lessons from the Greek tragedy unlearnt

September 3, 2018 Mathew D. Rose 0

Inside the Eurozone the creditors have too much power, because they can threaten to cut off money to a member’s banking system or throw you out of the club. The Eurozone has not learnt this […]

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Simon Wren-Lewis: The biggest economic policy mistake of the last decade, and it had nothing to do with academic economists

August 21, 2018 Mathew D. Rose 0

In Germany austerity is still considered the only responsible financial policy – by politicians, media , and populace. The same is true of the EU poltical elite. Read here

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This Is Not Normal: The Collapse of Liberal Britain by Will Davies

January 9, 2021 0

Book Review by Sean Kippin There is a particular brand of UK media figure. Usually male, they revel in the gossip, intrigue and parlour games of British politics. Policy seems to bore them. Economic policy is […]

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The Call of Catalonia by Sue Crampton

December 14, 2020 0

Book Review by Toni Strubell Sue Crampton’s “The Call of Catalonia”, apart from being a good read, is a book that will be useful to those wondering what the recent kerfuffle was about with the […]

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