Unstable financial markets are making headlines once again. This time around politicians and regulators are being forced to admit they do …
QE for people / Helicopter money
Is it time to rethink QE? (Share Radio)
Fran Boait, Executive Director of Positive Money and economics commentator Professor John Weeks discuss whether it's time to rethink the …
Time for a digital government mint (Financial Times)
Wrapping one’s head around the difference between official versus private money is a lot harder than understanding the distinction between …
How would you be affected if the Bank of England started issuing digital cash?
We've just published a new report arguing that the Bank of England should start issuing 'digital cash' - essentially an electronic …
State-led money creation versus “free market alternatives” like bitcoin (Video)
Watch the recording of a debate between Ben Dyson, founder of Positive Money and comedian, author of 'Life after the State' and anarchist …
Making Money Work (Video)
On Monday 7th September 2015, Positive Money hosted a high-level panel discussion, “Making Money Work”, with Lord Adair Turner, Professor …
Money Creation for Public in Germany – Moving Beyond Weimar (A History of Public Money Creation, Part 6)
Many economists have a misunderstanding of what caused hyperinflation in the Weimar Republic. More importantly, many economists …
An old Japanese recipe for thwarting economic recessions – Public Money Creation! (A History of Public Money Creation, Part 5)
Throughout history Public Money Creation has been the norm, rather than the exception. Here’s why Japan was able to kick-start …
The Story of Our Economy in 2015: A cocktail of household consumption, household consumption, and more household consumption
Debt-fuelled consumption underpinned economic growth in 2015. Without upgrading the policy ‘toolkit’ available to the Bank of England, the …