#73 Robert Hockett: Spreading The Fed & Why Wicksell Matters (part 1)

Patricia and Christian talk to Professor Robert Hockett about his roots as a scholar, the man he describes as “the most important economist you’ve never heard of”, and about digitising the dollar.

 

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Robert’s articles:

On Knut Wicksell: https://www.forbes.com/sites/rhockett/2020/10/26/modern-pre-modern-or-post-modern-money-a-brief-guide-for-the-perplexed/amp/#click=https://t.co/BonZ1NY19m

Discussion on the above article: https://twitter.com/rch371/status/1320765097246117890?s=20

Spread The Fed, Part I:

https://lpeproject.org/blog/spread-the-fed-part-i/

Spread The Fed, Part II:

https://lpeproject.org/blog/spread-the-fed-part-ii/

 

Robert’s books: 

Money from Nothing: https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-61219-856-9?fbclid=IwAR1gIK5rP6dshLqO-pvSouJfBHw7uvYbEr9TqOtG-lZ48BMAwVts8LAD46g 

Financing the Green New Deal: https://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9783030484491?fbclid=IwAR0ZJMz7EsBF1WhnDZOHsoHjJwDrcV_1CAhw79N8WjbKGK_KUTKYHfK_HlI#aboutBook

 

Robert’s paper:

The Fed’s Municipal Liquidity Facility: Community QE at Last:

http://www.global-isp.org/wp-content/uploads/PN-120.pdf

 

Transcript for opening monologue: https://www.patreon.com/posts/43321843