#MMT #Thread on floating #FX
Flexible exchange rate policy is something a country grows into as it builds higher degrees of #resilience to external shocks via food/energy #sovereignty, high value-added industries & other institutional measures to fight #speculation #corruption..
and price gouging... So a higher degree of monetary sovereignty is something a country earns via strategic investments/regulations; it's not something you announce, float the currency, and hope for a miracle. All MMTers understand this.
I know this because I had this specific conversation with each one of the leading figures in the field. The fact that they don't emphasize this particular point in every argument they present is a matter of nuance/communication...
& reflects the fact that the conversation is often abt Global North countries with high degrees of monetary sovereignty. If we pay attention to the growing number of #MMT scholars in the Global South; it is very clear that this is a focal point for us rather than an afterthought.

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We are live now! Join us at on #ESGX
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@tracyalloway @bronwynwilliams Come on Tracy, I know you are skeptical about MMT, which is fine/healthy in general but you should be better informed now than in March 2019 to RT your original post. Here is a quick thread:
1/ See Odd Lots with @tracyalloway & @TheStalwart: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
@tracyalloway @bronwynwilliams @TheStalwart 2/ My more recent framing of MMT in the Global South:
3/ A recent open letter on African Economic & Monetary Sovereignty signed by 100s of scholars/activists (many from the Global South): MES-Africa.org via @Mon_Sovereignty
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If you've been in a coma for the last 12 years, you need to catch up on your central banking a bit:
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2/n
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