Relation between Inflation and Deflation
By Dr Frank Shostak For most commentators inflation is about persistent increases in the prices of goods and services. However, is this the case? …
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Artificial Intelligence Guide for Policy-Makers Part 1
The Cobden Centre has worked on emerging technologies around the world. This has included organising the Future of Artificial intelligence Roundtable discussions in the…
Read MoreMonetary pumping and idle resources
By Dr Frank Shostak As a result of the recent strong stimulatory policies employed by the US government and the Fed, most commentators are…
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Why interest rate management fails
This article explains why attempting to achieve economic outcomes by managing interest rates fails. The basis of monetary interventionist theories ignores the discoveries of…
Read MoreMonetary savings versus real savings
By Dr Frank Shostak According to the National Income and Product Accounts (NIPA) the US personal savings rate stood at 13.6% in February against…
Read MoreCarl Menger’s Theory of Institutions and Market Processes
This year marks the 150th anniversary of a radical change in the way economists came to understand the logic of human decision-making and the formation…
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The global debt problem
It has been recently estimated that global debts stand at $284 trillion equivalent, representing 355% of global GDP. Estimates such as these must be…
Read MoreDangerous Monetary Manipulations and Fiscal Follies
Back in the 1960s, Everett Dirksen (1896-1969) served as the Republican Party minority leader in the U.S. Senate. One of his famous lines about…
Read MoreBiden’s economic stimulus plan an obstacle to US economic fundamentals
By Dr Frank Shostak On March 11, 2021, the US President Biden introduced his $1.9 trillion COVID-19 stimulus plan. The President also announced a…
Read MoreMonetary policy transparency, the monetary bubble and the likely economic bust ahead
By Dr Frank Shostak In an interview with National Public Radio’s “Morning Edition” program on Thursday March 25 2021, Fed Chair Jerome Powell said…
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