In this paper we compare the Keynesian, neoclassical and Austrian explanations for low interest rates and sluggish growth. From a Keynesian and neoclassical perspective low interest rates are attributed to ageing societies, which save more for the future (global savings glut). Low growth is...

1 -- Introduction: Strange Bedfellows and the Rise of Modern Money Theory -- 2. MMT Basics and the Sustainability of Money Financed Deficits -- 3. Institutional Specificity and the Limited Policy Relevance of Modern Money Theory -- 4. The Role of the Dollar as an International Currency and Its...

Introduction: Strange bedfellows and the rise of the modern money theory -- MMT basics and the sustainability of money financed deficits -- Institutional specificity and the limited policy relevance of modern money theory -- The role of the dollar as an international currency and its limits in a...