Discussing the Evolution of UK Financial Systems and MMT Readiness

Part 2: Patricia and Christian talk to the authors of a groundbreaking new study that details the internal accounting operations of the UK exchequer and the ultimate impact of government spending and taxing on the private sector.

Part 1 of this conversation: https://www.patreon.com/posts/46352183

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Some of the papers from the Bank of England referred to by Andrew are on this thread: https://twitter.com/spatchcockable/status/1353022727993626624

For other material referred to in the conversation, check out the footnotes and references in the paper - An Accounting Model of the UK Exchequer: https://gimms.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/An-Accounting-Model-of-the-UK-Exchequer-Google-Docs.pdf

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