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Modern Monetary Theory: Are Deficits Irrelevant?

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In the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, soaring deficits were the bogeymen. Amid the pandemic, they now they seem to be an afterthought. Is modern monetary theory changing economics and how governme... Read more

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