Printing Money in Times of Corona
byThe coronavirus has dominated all of our lives in recent months. Radical paths were taken by politicians in the form of lockdowns to contain…
How a policy of making the economy stable undermines individuals well being
byBy Dr Frank Shostak For most commentators economic stability refers to an absence of excessive fluctuations in key economic data such as real gross…
Keynesian ideas and present economic environment
byBy Dr Frank Shostak According to John Maynard Keynes, The ideas of economists and political philosophers, both when they are right and when they are…
Post-Covid Policy Advice from Ludwig von Mises for Developing Countries
byThe coronavirus and the government responses with shutdowns and lockdowns, along with restrictions on international travel and disruptions of the global supply chains that…
The Digital Euro and Central Planning
byNeosocialist China does it, Sweden does it, and many other states want to do it, too: to issue digitized central bank money for everyone….
A Review of Stock Market Valuations – Part 2
byAs global stock markets continue to rise, commentators talk of a bubble Shorter-term indicators suggest the markets have run ahead of fundamentals Expectations about…
Announcement: Documentary on the Economics of the Global Debt Bubble
byThe Cobden Centre is putting plans together for a documentary the economics of the global debt bubble. We already have members of Parliament, bankers,…
A Review of Stock Market Valuations – Part 1
byAs global stock markets continue to rise, commentators talk of a bubble Longer-term indicators present mixed signals about valuation Expectations about the speed of…
Did money emerge as a result of a government ruling?
byBy Dr Frank Shostak By some theories such as the Modern Monetary Theory (MMT), money originated on account of the government decree. Money according…
Can decline in money velocity offset the effect of money supply growth on price inflation?
byBy Dr Frank Shostak At the end of January, the yearly growth rate of our measure of US money supply (AMS) closed at 76.7%…