Stephanie Kelton is Professor of Economics and Public Policy at Stony Brook University. She was formerly Chief Economist on the U.S. Senate Budget Committee (Democratic staff). In addition to her many academic publications, she has been a contributor at Bloomberg Opinion and has written for the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, U.S. News & World Reports, CNN, and others.
Kelton is to modern monetary theory what Milton Friedman was to
American conservatives for a half century - conversational, fierce,
relentless. * Financial Times *
Kelton's game-changing book on the myths around government
deficits is both theoretically rigorous and empirically
entertaining. It reminds us that money is not limited, only our
imagination of what to do with it. After you read it you will never
think of the public purse as a household economy again. Read
it! -- Mariana Mazzucato, author of The Value of Everything:
Making and Taking in the Global Economy
In a world of epic, overlapping crises, Stephanie Kelton is an
indispensable source of moral clarity ... the truths that she
teaches about money, debt, and deficits give us the tools we
desperately need to build a safe future for all. Read it - then put
it to use. -- Naomi Klein
The best book on rethinking economics that anyone will find
right now. * Richard Murphy *
In the wake of the financial impact of the coronavirus, she's
having a moment ... she's become a rock star in her field. --
Ben Hoyle * The Times *
Kelton is a razor-sharp writer ... smashing shibboleths of
conventional economic wisdom. * The Irish Times *
This book is going to be influential. -- Martin Wolf *
Financial Times *
One of the most important and accessible books ever written
about money * The National *
Kelton's book achieves a revolution in political economy. *
LSE Review of Books *
A leading light in modern monetary theory. * Financial Times
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[Kelton] has succeeded in instigating a round of heretical
questioning, essential for a post-Covid-19 world, where the
pantheon of economic gods will have to be reconfigured. * The
Guardian *
Convincingly overturns the conventional wisdom that federal
budget deficits are somehow bad * New York Times *
The most talked about economics book of 2020 * Spears
Magazine *
A remarkable book both in content and timing. A 'must read' that
is sure to influence many aspects of policymaking going forward
-- Mohamed El-Erian, chief economic advisor at Allianz
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