August 17, 2021
Gerald Epstein, University of Massachusetts Amherst
As I argued in Part One, with both its monetary and regulatory policy, the Federal Reserve has often been biased toward helping the financial sector.
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G. Epstein, Democratic Money: Central Bank Independence vs. Contested Control (Part 2)”
August 10, 2021
Gerald Epstein, University of Massachusetts Amherst
The US Constitution calls for three branches of government that are independent from one another and that can act as “checks and balances” on each other: The Executive, Congress and the Judiciary.
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G. Epstein, Democratic Money: Central Bank Independence vs. Contested Control (Part 1)”
Contributors: Katharina Pistor, James McAndrews, Saule Omarova, Mark Blyth, Jamee Moudud, Elham Saeidinezhad, Dan Awrey, Fadhel Kaboub, Leah Downey, Virginia France, Lev Menand, Nadav Orian Peer, Robert Hockett, Carolyn Sissoko, Jens van 't Klooster, Oscar Perry Abello, and Gerald Epstein
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Special Edition: Money in the Time of Coronavirus”
May 21, 2020
Gerald Epstein, University of Massachusetts Amherts
Public education - K-12 and public higher education - have been hit hard financially by the Covid-19 Crisis.
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G. Epstein, Human Capital Bonds and Federal Reserve Support for Public Education: The Public Education Emergency Finance Facility (PEEFF)”
Gerald Epstein, University of Massachusetts Amherst
State and local finances, including for public education, have been hit hard by the COVID-19 crisis, leaving more than a $500 billion hole in their budgets.
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The Federal Reserve Public Education Emergency Finance Facility (PEEFF): A Proposal”
