The conception of “modern money” and its contribution to a new monetary-fiscal political framework

Authors

  • Esteban Cruz Hidalgo
  • Francisco Manuel Parejo Moruno

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18042/cepc/rep.181.06

Keywords:

Money, monetary policy, MMT, Chartalism, functional finance, JEL codes, B19, B25, B50.

Abstract

The rupture of the nexus between monetary and fiscal policies, which derives from the supranational transfer of the monetary sovereignty by the states, is the origin of the great macroeconomic imbalances that shake today some nations inserted in the EMU. In this paper we try to show the so-called Modern Monetary Theory, from which underlies the urgency of recovering the monetary-fiscal bond, and consequently, the need of conceiving public finances in a functional way. In contrast to the orthodox recommendations, which suggest fiscal balance and austerity as macroeconomic stabilization measures, the MMT contemplates the government and non-governmental sectors balances as one, being desirable, therefore, fiscal expansion in recession periods to achieve full employment, without neglecting the one related to price stability.

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Cruz Hidalgo, E., & Parejo Moruno, F. M. (2018). The conception of “modern money” and its contribution to a new monetary-fiscal political framework. Revista De Estudios Políticos, (181), 167–186. https://doi.org/10.18042/cepc/rep.181.06

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