Modern Monetary Theory contends that governments can endlessly run budget deficits when the economy is not at full capacity. It comes from the belief that the state, the issuer of a sovereign currency, can never go bankrupt as it can print money. The theory also holds that taxation exists simply to prevent inflation and toContinue reading “Debunking Modern Monetary Theory”
Merkel’s economic chancellorship
Angela Merkel become the German chancellor in 2005. Merkel ran as the CDU/CSU candidate, the centre-right Conservative alliance in Germany. The CSU contests elections in only Bavaria, whereas the CDU operates in the other states of Germany. In the election campaign, the CDU/CSU pursued a fiscally conservative agenda, promising more deregulation, tax reductions and publicContinue reading “Merkel’s economic chancellorship”
A cut to Universal Credit
At the start of the coronavirus pandemic, the government introduced a temporary £20 uplift to Universal Credit. It was announced to help claimants through the economic disruption that the pandemic brought with the Universal Credit recipients doubling between March 2020 and January 2021 from three to six million. However, on October 6, the temporary upliftContinue reading “A cut to Universal Credit”
Economics of immigration
Talk of immigration levels has been an ever-increasing feature of public discourse. In 2010, the newly-elected Conservative Party promised to cut immigration levels to the ‘tens of thousands.’ This promise was made largely due to the large increase in net migration that occurred during the previous decade, having risen from 50,000 to 250,000 between 1997Continue reading “Economics of immigration”
China’s currency manipulation
Most economists agree that China is a currency manipulator. In August 2019, the Chinese joined the likes of Japan, South Korea and Germany on the illustrious list of nations for who the US have designated currency manipulators. This came after the Chinese Yuan sank to a ten-year low to the US dollar after the formerContinue reading “China’s currency manipulation”
