https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2019/4/16/18251646/modern-monetary-theory-new-moment-explained
I don't know very much about this, but it seems like MMT is getting enough cultural / political purchase that it could end up having a big impact.
Either a big positive impact or a big negative impact, depending on how sensible it is.
Does anyone with MMT expertise have a take?
+1
I think monetary policy etc. has a lot of relevance to things EA cares about.
Happily it's already on Open Phil's radar: https://www.openphilanthropy.org/research/cause-reports/macroeconomic-policy