MMT101.ORG - Modern Monetary Theory Podcast

In this episode, I am chatting to the economist John T Harvey - known to some as ‘The Cowboy Economist’, the Texas cowboy persona he adopts while making seemingly complicated ideas accessible to a wider audience.

We cover quite a lot of ground. We chat about the underlying methodologies used by different schools of economic thought, the influence of values and ideological beliefs, the differences between MMT & Post Keynesianism and much much more.

John is someone I greatly admire – not just as a tremendously smart economist and teacher - but as a genuinely nice person: always generous with his time, his knowledge and his good humour.

John was born in London, England, in the 1960s and then moved to the States - I’m not sure what year that was. However, I do know that he earned his master’s degree in economics in 1986 and his PhD in Economics in 1987 at Texas Christian University - where he remains to this day - as a Professor of Economics.

John is a leading post-Keynesian economist and if I read him right, he is also influenced by the Institutionalist School. He specialises in, among other things, macroeconomics, business cycles and exchange rates.

He has many, many publications to his name and is the author of a number of books - including: “Contending Perspectives in Economics: A Guide to Contemporary Schools of Thought”, which he first published in 2015 and updated in 2020.

John has an ability to present complex economic ideas in a clear, engaging, and often humorous way - and that has made him a regular contributor to many mainstream media outlets, including: Forbes, RealClear Markets and OpEdNews. His passion for making economics accessible and relevant always shines through. I’m sure you will enjoy our chat.

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