#127 Robert Hockett: Fine Tuning Monetary Easing

Patricia and Christian talk to author, public finance consultant, and Professor of Law Robert Hockett about his proposal to tame speculative bubbles and put public capital back to public use.   Please help sustain this podcast! Patrons get early access to all episodes and patron-only episodes: https://www.patreon.com/MMTpodcast   For an intro to MMT: Listen to our first three episodes: https://www.patreon.com/posts/41742417   All our episodes in chronological order: https://www.patreon.com/posts/43111643   All our episodes with Robert Hockett: https://www.patreon.com/posts/63228139   Building Banks Better: A Plan to Put Public Capital Back to Public Use by Robert Hockett: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4023614   Fine-Tuning Monetary Easing, Part 2: The Fed's New Chicago Trading Capacity by Robert Hockett: https://www.forbes.com/sites/rhockett/2022/01/31/fine-tuning-monetary-easing-part-2-the-feds-new-chicago-trading-capacity/?sh=33ff44a3318d   Money from Nothing: Or, Why We Should Stop Worrying About Debt and Learn to Love the Federal Reserve by Robert Hockett and Aaron James: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Money-Nothing-Worrying-Federal-Reserve/dp/B08FLQK2YF/ref=sr_1_1?crid=KT51L5RY6QZ6&keywords=robert+hockett&qid=1646152833&s=books&sprefix=Robert+Hockett%2Cstripbooks%2C70&sr=1-1   Financing the Green New Deal: A Plan of Action and Renewal by Robert Hockett: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Financing-Green-New-Deal-Renewal/dp/3030484491/ref=sr_1_3?crid=KT51L5RY6QZ6&keywords=robert+hockett&qid=1646152833&s=books&sprefix=Robert+Hockett%2Cstripbooks%2C70&sr=1-3   More on inflation:   Episode 65 - Phil Armstrong: Understanding Inflation: https://www.patreon.com/posts/40672678 Episode 104 - John T Harvey: Inflation, Stagflation & Healing The Nation: https://www.patreon.com/posts/52207835 Episode 123 - Warren Mosler: Understanding The Price Level And Inflation: https://www.patreon.com/posts/59856379 A list of MMT-informed campaigns and organisations worldwide: https://www.patreon.com/posts/47900757   Levy Economics Institute of Bard College 2022 Summer Seminar: https://www.levyinstitute.org/news/summer-seminar-2022   We are working towards full transcripts, but in the meantime, closed captions for all episodes are available on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEp_nGVTuMfBun2wiG-c0Ew/videos   Show notes: https://www.patreon.com/posts/63227310