Austerity
Simon Wren-Lewis: How the lessons from austerity have not been learned
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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Climate Crisis
Simon Wren-Lewis: How to pay for the Green New Deal
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 […]
Economics
Simon Wren-Lewis: Should we worry about temporarily raising government debt?
This is truly an historical article. Simon Wren-Lewis has written a blog without mentioning Brexit – and its a good one. Read here
Economics
Simon Wren-Lewis – Helping the left behind: It’s (economic) geography, stupid
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 […]
Economics
Simon Wren-Lewis: Helping the left behind: its (economic) geography, stupid
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
Austerity
Simon Wren-Lewis: MMT and Labour’s fiscal rule
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
EU politics
Simon Wren-Lewis: Jeremy Corbyn and Balance
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 […]
Economics
Simon Wren-Lewis: Lessons from the Greek tragedy unlearnt
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 […]
Austerity
Simon Wren-Lewis: The biggest economic policy mistake of the last decade, and it had nothing to do with academic economists
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
Climate Crisis
Simon Wren-Lewis: How BBC balance and bad think tanks discourage evidence based policy
The United Kingdom is waking up to a serious problem: Not only are their media hopelessly biased in its support of reactionary politics, but they are using think tanks that are being paid by the […]