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Professor of Economics, one of founders of MMT, professional musician. https://www.billmitchell.org

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William Mitchell @billmitchell.org · Dec 11

My new book with Warren Mosler - Modern Monetary Theory: Bill and Warren's Excellent Adventure.

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Modern Monetary Theory - Bill & Warren's excellent adventure

In this book, William Mitchell and Warren Mosler, original proponents of what's come to be known as Modern Monetary Theory (MMT), discuss their perspectives about how MMT has evolved over the last 30...

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William Mitchell @billmitchell.org · 13h

Thursday's blog post (16/10) is now posted (11:54 Kyoto Time) - Australian labour market - getting worse due to policy failure - billmitchell.org/blog/?p=62831

Australian labour market – getting worse due to policy failure – William Mitchell – Modern Monetary Theory

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William Mitchell @billmitchell.org · 1d

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William Mitchell @billmitchell.org · 2d

Tuesday's blog post (14/10) is now posted (13:14 Kyoto time) - Kyoto Report 2025 – 3 - billmitchell.org/blog/?p=62828

Kyoto Report 2025 – 3 – William Mitchell – Modern Monetary Theory

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William Mitchell @billmitchell.org · 3d

Monday's blog post (13/10) is now posted (17:13 Kyoto Time) - Japan – the challenges facing the new LDP leader – Part 3 - billmitchell.org/blog/?p=62823

Japan – the challenges facing the new LDP leader – Part 3 – William Mitchell – Modern Monetary Theory

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William Mitchell @billmitchell.org · 7d

Thursday's blog post (09/10) is now posted (15:07 Kyoto time) - Japan – the challenges facing the new LDP leader - Part 2 - billmitchell.org/blog/?p=62818 #mmt

Japan – the challenges facing the new LDP leader – Part 2 – William Mitchell – Modern Monetary Theory

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William Mitchell @billmitchell.org · 9d

Tuesday's blog post (07/10) is now posted (15:52 Kyoto Time) - Kyoto Report 2025 – 3 - billmitchell.org/blog/?p=62814

Kyoto Report 2025 – 3 – William Mitchell – Modern Monetary Theory

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William Mitchell @billmitchell.org · 10d

Monday's blog post (06/10) is now posted (16:32 Kyoto Time) - Japan - the challenges facing the new LDP leader - billmitchell.org/blog/?p=62810 #mmt

Japan – the challenges facing the new LDP leader – William Mitchell – Modern Monetary Theory

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William Mitchell @billmitchell.org · 14d

Thursday's blog post (02/10) is now posted (15:41 Kyoto Time) - My current number one candidate for the worst economics article of the year - billmitchell.org/blog/?p=62809 #mmt

My current number one candidate for the worst economics article of the year – William Mitchell – Modern Monetary Theory

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William Mitchell @billmitchell.org · 16d

Tuesday's blog post (30/09) is now posted (15:26 EAST) - Kyoto Report 2025 – 2 - billmitchell.org/blog/?p=62805

Kyoto Report 2025 – 2 – William Mitchell – Modern Monetary Theory

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William Mitchell @billmitchell.org · 17d

Monday's blog post (29/09) is now posted (16:10 EAST) - Argentina entering the usual doom loop that austerity inevitably creates - billmitchell.org/blog/?p=62797

Argentina entering the usual doom loop that austerity inevitably creates – William Mitchell – Modern Monetary Theory

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William Mitchell @billmitchell.org · 21d

Thursday's blog post (25/09) is now posted (12:19 EAST) - Bank of Japan's ETF sell-off is a sideshow - billmitchell.org/blog/?p=62794

Bank of Japan’s ETF sell-off is a sideshow – William Mitchell – Modern Monetary Theory

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William Mitchell @billmitchell.org · 23d

Tuesday's blog post (23/09) is now posted (14:00 EAST) - Kyoto Report 2025 - 1 - billmitchell.org/blog/?p=62792

Kyoto Report 2025 – 1 – William Mitchell – Modern Monetary Theory

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William Mitchell @billmitchell.org · 24d

Monday's blog post (22/09) is now posted (17:25 EAST) - Australian Senate enquiry finds that the university sector is rotten to the core - billmitchell.org/blog/?p=62789

Australian Senate enquiry finds that the university sector is rotten to the core – William Mitchell – Modern Monetary Theory

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William Mitchell @billmitchell.org · 28d

Thursday's blog post (18/09) is now posted (12:44 EAST) - Australian labour market takes a backward step - billmitchell.org/blog/?p=62776

Australian labour market takes a backward step – William Mitchell – Modern Monetary Theory

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William Mitchell @billmitchell.org · Sep 15

Monday's blog post (15/09) is now posted (17:07 EAST) - Terrestrial water storage capacity is declining fast and is hardly getting any attention - billmitchell.org/blog/?p=62770

Terrestrial water storage capacity is declining fast and is hardly getting any attention – William Mitchell – Modern Monetary Theory

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William Mitchell @billmitchell.org · Sep 11

Thursday's blog post (11/09) is now posted (16:21 EAST) - US Bureau of Labor Statistics revisions are not some arbitrary act but an attempt at making the data as accurate as possible - billmitchell.org/blog/?p=62767

US Bureau of Labor Statistics revisions are not some arbitrary act but an attempt at making the data as accurate as possible – William Mitchell – Modern Monetary Theory

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William Mitchell @billmitchell.org · Sep 8

Monday's blog post (08/09) is now posted (17:51 EAST) - Some discussion about taxation - billmitchell.org/blog/?p=62764 #mmt

Some discussion about taxation – William Mitchell – Modern Monetary Theory

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William Mitchell @billmitchell.org · Sep 4

Thursday's blog post (04/09) is now posted (11:08 EAST) - Recent podcast and some thoughts on trade - billmitchell.org/blog/?p=62762 #mmt

Recent podcast and some thoughts on trade – William Mitchell – Modern Monetary Theory

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William Mitchell @billmitchell.org · Sep 3

Monday's blog post (01/09) - The struggles to teach political economy and the aftermath – we all lost - billmitchell.org/blog/?p=62745

The struggles to teach political economy and the aftermath – we all lost – William Mitchell – Modern Monetary Theory

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William Mitchell @billmitchell.org · Sep 3

Wednesday's blog post (03/09) is now posted (15:22 EAST) - Australia national accounts - stronger economic growth in June-quarter 2025 - billmitchell.org/blog/?p=62748

Australia national accounts – stronger economic growth in June-quarter 2025 – William Mitchell – Modern Monetary Theory

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William Mitchell @billmitchell.org · Aug 29

Friday's blog post (29/08) is now posted (17:10 EAST) - The Smith Family MMT Manga - Episode 3 for Season 3 is now available - billmitchell.org/blog/?p=62743 #mmt

William Mitchell @billmitchell.org · Aug 28

Thursday's blog post (28/08) is now posted (17:32 EAST) - Australia's unemployment rate is well above any reasonable full employment level - billmitchell.org/blog/?p=62738

Australia’s unemployment rate is well above any reasonable full employment level – William Mitchell – Modern Monetary Theory

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William Mitchell @billmitchell.org · Aug 25

Monday's blog post (25/08) is now posted (17:47 EAST) - Cryptocurrencies are not currencies - billmitchell.org/blog/?p=62736 #mmt

Cryptocurrencies are not currencies – William Mitchell – Modern Monetary Theory

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William Mitchell @billmitchell.org · Aug 21

Thursday's blog post (21/08) is now posted (16:37 EAST) - Basing a childcare system on how much private profit it generates is a recipe for certain disaster - billmitchell.org/blog/?p=62732

Basing a childcare system on how much private profit it generates is a recipe for certain disaster – William Mitchell – Modern Monetary Theory

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William Mitchell @billmitchell.org · Aug 18

Monday's blog post (18/08) is now posted (16:51 EAST) - Productivity growth is not the only source of increases in material well-being for the majority - billmitchell.org/blog/?p=62727 #mmt #degrowth

Productivity growth is not the only source of increases in material well-being for the majority – William Mitchell – Modern Monetary Theory

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William Mitchell @billmitchell.org · Aug 14

Thursday's blog post (14/08) is now posted (12:41 EAST) - Australian labour market - slight improvement but uncertainty continues - billmitchell.org/blog/?p=62715

Australian labour market – slight improvement but uncertainty continues – William Mitchell – Modern Monetary Theory

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William Mitchell @billmitchell.org · Aug 13

Wednesday's blog post (13/08) is now posted (14:17 EAST) - Australian workers get modest real wage gains in latest data - finally - billmitchell.org/blog/?p=62711

Australian workers get modest real wage gains in latest data – finally – William Mitchell – Modern Monetary Theory

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William Mitchell @billmitchell.org · Aug 11

Monday's blog post (11/08) is now posted (16:31 EAST) - What does it mean for a nation to become bankrupt? - billmitchell.org/blog/?p=62707 #mmt

What does it mean for a nation to become bankrupt? – William Mitchell – Modern Monetary Theory

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William Mitchell @billmitchell.org · Aug 8

Our latest estimates of government investment required to introduce a Job Guarantee in Australia - Federal net outlays $A24.8 billion for 386.8 thousand jobs. Compare that to pandemic direct stimulus of $A311 billion over 2020-22.

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William Mitchell @billmitchell.org · Aug 7

Thursday's blog post (07/08) is now posted (17:28 EAST) - The British government's obsession with the fiscal rules is driving the economy towards recession - billmitchell.org/blog/?p=62704

The British government’s obsession with the fiscal rules is driving the economy towards recession – William Mitchell – Modern Monetary Theory

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