Kyle Martelle
@kylemartelle.bsky.social
Human Teacher Husband Father. Here for thoughtful ideas regarding economics & education. Open to rethinking any ideas with evidence & discourse.
Case study for #ibeconomics: interest rates, foreign exchange, economic growth. #nytimes
Japan Raises Interest Rates to Highest Level in 30 Years
Japan Raises Interest Rates to Highest Level in 30 Years
Japan Raises Interest Rates to Highest Level in 30 Years
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December 19, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Case study for #ibeconomics: interest rates, foreign exchange, economic growth. #nytimes
Japan Raises Interest Rates to Highest Level in 30 Years
Japan Raises Interest Rates to Highest Level in 30 Years
I’ve talked about stock buybacks creating value for shareholders while giving little-to-nothing back to workers. Parasiti-capitalism, a new term for me but the idea has been clear for awhile. Thanks for the essay. @graceblakeley.substack.com @rwasserman.bsky.social #economics #inequity
Parasiti-capitalism: How Investors Drain Companies and Call It Growth
How modern capital captures control, drains cash flow, and leaves economies weaker.
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December 19, 2025 at 8:36 PM
I’ve talked about stock buybacks creating value for shareholders while giving little-to-nothing back to workers. Parasiti-capitalism, a new term for me but the idea has been clear for awhile. Thanks for the essay. @graceblakeley.substack.com @rwasserman.bsky.social #economics #inequity
Firms respond to incentives. Profit making firms are in it for their shareholders, potentially leading to more problems for society. We can do better: can’t we? #profitmaximising #ibeconcasestudy #externalities #nytimes
Ford Will Take $19.5 Billion Hit as It Rolls Back E.V. Plans
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December 17, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Firms respond to incentives. Profit making firms are in it for their shareholders, potentially leading to more problems for society. We can do better: can’t we? #profitmaximising #ibeconcasestudy #externalities #nytimes
Interest rates and the RBA. Inflation data and a new CPI that isn't good enough... yet. #rba #ibeconomics #realworldcasestudy
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December 13, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Interest rates and the RBA. Inflation data and a new CPI that isn't good enough... yet. #rba #ibeconomics #realworldcasestudy
OMO in action for students looking for real-world case studies. “The central bank is going to buy $40 billion of Treasury bills a month to ensure that there is enough cash in the financial system.” #nytimes #ibeconomics
Takeaways from the Fed meeting.
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December 11, 2025 at 8:54 PM
OMO in action for students looking for real-world case studies. “The central bank is going to buy $40 billion of Treasury bills a month to ensure that there is enough cash in the financial system.” #nytimes #ibeconomics
A solution to gross inequality in pay! Americans, if you support equity, look into the bill proposed by Sanders and Tlaib. Then, contact your Congress person to support it. #equity #ceopay #robertreich
How Can Outrageous CEO Pay be Stopped?
Here's One Good Answer
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December 9, 2025 at 7:23 PM
A solution to gross inequality in pay! Americans, if you support equity, look into the bill proposed by Sanders and Tlaib. Then, contact your Congress person to support it. #equity #ceopay #robertreich
The interconnectedness of the global economy is clearly shown through this article. It also shows the shifting impacts of policies on various countries. #nytimes #globaltrade
The World: A second China shock
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December 9, 2025 at 12:51 AM
The interconnectedness of the global economy is clearly shown through this article. It also shows the shifting impacts of policies on various countries. #nytimes #globaltrade
Buckle-up for the next US-led financial/economic crisis. Less regulation leads to more risky behaviour ... risky behaviour in financial institutions tends to lead to crises.
The Fed Is Cutting Bank Oversight. Critics See Risks.
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November 20, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Buckle-up for the next US-led financial/economic crisis. Less regulation leads to more risky behaviour ... risky behaviour in financial institutions tends to lead to crises.
The US military budget enriches the shareholders of 4 private firms. They’re using the military budget to move money into individuals’ pockets by boosting their wealth. Unreal that this is okay. Or is it not okay but just another abuse of a broken system?!? #economics #inequality #corruption?
How Trump’s trillion-dollar war machine enriches the 1%
Congress will decide in the coming weeks whether to approve a $1 trillion military budget for 2026.
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November 19, 2025 at 8:43 PM
The US military budget enriches the shareholders of 4 private firms. They’re using the military budget to move money into individuals’ pockets by boosting their wealth. Unreal that this is okay. Or is it not okay but just another abuse of a broken system?!? #economics #inequality #corruption?
The cost of economic growth, recycling, and trying to be sustainable. Destroying the health and lives of people in countries with less regulation that are desperate for work. Is the income worth it? Where's the accountability? #economics #humancost #nytimes
How We Linked the Auto Industry to Lead Poisoning
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November 19, 2025 at 1:20 AM
The cost of economic growth, recycling, and trying to be sustainable. Destroying the health and lives of people in countries with less regulation that are desperate for work. Is the income worth it? Where's the accountability? #economics #humancost #nytimes
I agree we need to focus government spending in more economically productive investments. Maybe they should look at Progress 2050 from #CEDA or what #AustraliaInstitute has recommended. Stephen Walters mentions mining as more productive ... In what way?!? and No.
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November 18, 2025 at 3:28 AM
I agree we need to focus government spending in more economically productive investments. Maybe they should look at Progress 2050 from #CEDA or what #AustraliaInstitute has recommended. Stephen Walters mentions mining as more productive ... In what way?!? and No.
Even though the Federal Reserve just cut the US rate by a quarter point, looks like the predictions here in Australia are that rates will be held because inflation has come in at 3% for the Sep quarter. We need to invest in future growth & industries. Dynamism is the key word.
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October 29, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Even though the Federal Reserve just cut the US rate by a quarter point, looks like the predictions here in Australia are that rates will be held because inflation has come in at 3% for the Sep quarter. We need to invest in future growth & industries. Dynamism is the key word.
Merit goods. Profit. It’s almost obvious that a social, merit good isn’t as good when you have profit as part of the mix.
@mattgrudnoff.bsky.social writing about how the "for profit" child care model has totally failed.
But then we know the for profit model of public services *always* fails, and yet....
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But then we know the for profit model of public services *always* fails, and yet....
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New investigation reveals that child abuse happens more frequently at for-profit childcare centres
Parents should expect that when they send their kids to childcare that they are safe and receiving top quality education and care. This is not consistent with the profit motive.
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October 28, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Merit goods. Profit. It’s almost obvious that a social, merit good isn’t as good when you have profit as part of the mix.
Fascinating read from the #australiainstitute. The data matters. Australians are getting ripped off as our natural resources are being taken for free. It's time for Australia to adopt policies that benefit all Australians, not just those in mining. 1/2
Research linked in 2/2
Research linked in 2/2
October 21, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Fascinating read from the #australiainstitute. The data matters. Australians are getting ripped off as our natural resources are being taken for free. It's time for Australia to adopt policies that benefit all Australians, not just those in mining. 1/2
Research linked in 2/2
Research linked in 2/2
Interest rates, productivity, wage growth. The RBA can only do so much for productivity, but really, I think it comes down to quality fiscal policy ... and we're all waiting for something meaningful ... and, apparently, we'll keep waiting.
www.mortgagechoice.com.au
October 18, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Interest rates, productivity, wage growth. The RBA can only do so much for productivity, but really, I think it comes down to quality fiscal policy ... and we're all waiting for something meaningful ... and, apparently, we'll keep waiting.
Nobel in Economic Sciences just announced. So good! How technology and creative destruction has led to sustained economic growth over time. Innovation + understanding! Congratulations to the winners! #nobel #economics
The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2025
The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2025 was awarded “for having explained innovation-driven economic growth” with one half to Joel Mokyr “for having identified ...
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October 13, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Nobel in Economic Sciences just announced. So good! How technology and creative destruction has led to sustained economic growth over time. Innovation + understanding! Congratulations to the winners! #nobel #economics
A breakdown of MMT in relation to Keynes’ thoughts. Would MMT provide a better discussion point for people compared to our current government budget is like a household? How is the message simplified for the masses? #mmt
Was Keynes an MMTer? John Maynard Keynes and Modern Monetary Theory
Did Keynes’s ideas on money, taxation, and full employment anticipate many of Modern Monetary Theory’s core insights?
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October 7, 2025 at 9:21 PM
A breakdown of MMT in relation to Keynes’ thoughts. Would MMT provide a better discussion point for people compared to our current government budget is like a household? How is the message simplified for the masses? #mmt
So many issues with clothing and trends that lead to many negative externalities. #abcnews
'Something lovely' emerges from exciting Australian textile experiment
Scientists, farmers and the fashion industry collaborate to create a natural fabric that is both woven and knitted, low on emissions and set to shake up how we think about clothing.
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October 6, 2025 at 1:31 AM
So many issues with clothing and trends that lead to many negative externalities. #abcnews
Fixing the housing crisis 🇦🇺. Why does the article fail to mention negative gearing as a culprit? Why doesn’t it mention how many investment houses exists? Instead it mentions housing supply, & unemployment & mortgage defaults, hurting the more vulnerable citizens. #rba #abcnews
RBA governor lets slip what she really thinks about housing supply progress — ABC News
It's hard to dispute that the single biggest issue facing Australia today is a seemingly runaway housing market.
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September 30, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Some interesting thoughts about wealth tax in the U.K. and the reasons behind it. What do you think? Would a wealth tax have a net positive?
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September 24, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Some interesting thoughts about wealth tax in the U.K. and the reasons behind it. What do you think? Would a wealth tax have a net positive?
September 22, 2025 at 9:28 PM
The Newest Face of Long-Term Unemployment? The College Educated.
The Newest Face of Long-Term Unemployment? The College Educated.
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September 22, 2025 at 9:44 AM
The Newest Face of Long-Term Unemployment? The College Educated.
Negative externalities but not counting
E.P.A. To Stop Collecting Emissions Data From Polluters www.nytimes.com/2025/09/12/c...
E.P.A. To Stop Collecting Emissions Data From Polluters www.nytimes.com/2025/09/12/c...
E.P.A. To Stop Collecting Emissions Data From Polluters
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September 12, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Negative externalities but not counting
E.P.A. To Stop Collecting Emissions Data From Polluters www.nytimes.com/2025/09/12/c...
E.P.A. To Stop Collecting Emissions Data From Polluters www.nytimes.com/2025/09/12/c...
Rise in U.S. Inflation Is Likely to Keep Fed Cautious on Pace of Rate Cuts www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/b...
Rise in U.S. Inflation Is Likely to Keep Fed Cautious on Pace of Rate Cuts
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September 11, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Rise in U.S. Inflation Is Likely to Keep Fed Cautious on Pace of Rate Cuts www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/b...