#127 Robert Hockett: Fine Tuning Monetary Easing

03/02/22 • 80 min

The MMT Podcast with Patricia Pino & Christian Reilly

Patricia and Christian talk to author, public finance consultant, and Professor of Law Robert Hockett about his proposal to tame speculative bubbles and put public capital back to public use.

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Building Banks Better: A Plan to Put Public Capital Back to Public Use by Robert Hockett: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4023614

Fine-Tuning Monetary Easing, Part 2: The Fed’s New Chicago Trading Capacity by Robert Hockett: https://www.forbes.com/sites/rhockett/2022/01/31/fine-tuning-monetary-easing-part-2-the-feds-new-chicago-trading-capacity/?sh=33ff44a3318d

Money from Nothing: Or, Why We Should Stop Worrying About Debt and Learn to Love the Federal Reserve by Robert Hockett and Aaron James: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Money-Nothing-Worrying-Federal-Reserve/dp/B08FLQK2YF/ref=sr_1_1?crid=KT51L5RY6QZ6&keywords=robert+hockett&qid=1646152833&s=books&sprefix=Robert+Hockett%2Cstripbooks%2C70&sr=1-1

Financing the Green New Deal: A Plan of Action and Renewal by Robert Hockett: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Financing-Green-New-Deal-Renewal/dp/3030484491/ref=sr_1_3?crid=KT51L5RY6QZ6&keywords=robert+hockett&qid=1646152833&s=books&sprefix=Robert+Hockett%2Cstripbooks%2C70&sr=1-3

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