Drawing on the contributions of Augusto Graziani to the so‐called monetary theory of production, this article aims to show that an accommodative monetary policy—as defended in the new consensus macroeconomics theory and supported by current practice around the world—has the maximum effect...

In the face of the dramatic economic events of recent months and the inability of academics and policymakers to prevent them, the New Consensus Macroeconomics (NCM) model has been the subject of several criticisms. This paper considers one of the main criticisms lodged against the NCM model,...

Modern monetary theory (MMT) has grown in popularity in recent years. Several central bankers have made passing comments about it. However, the publication of two papers by Drumetz/Pfister of the Banque de France in 2021 represents the first attempt at a more systematic assessment of MMT by two...