By Michael Roberts This blog was originally published by Michael Roberts on Thursday, 1 October 2026. Although we are late in republishing it, we think
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By Michael Roberts Resilient – that is the message of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s latest outlook on the world economy presented at its semi-annual
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Back to Keynes for ‘the good life’
By Michael Roberts There is a new play in London’s West End at the moment. It’s called The Standard of Living by James Graham. The
By Michael Roberts This blog was originally published by Michael Roberts on Saturday, 3 October 2026. The original article can be found here. ************** The
By Michael Roberts The US economy continues to expand faster than other G7 economies, but the driver is the humungous investment in AI models, data
By Michael Roberts This blog was originally published by Michael Roberts on Sunday, 13 September 2026. The original article can be found here. ************** Sweden
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Is Keynesianism dead?
By Michael Roberts “Is Keynesianism dead?” says Andy Haldane, former chief economist at the Bank of England, writing in the Financial Times. Haldane’s answer is “Keynesianism, if not
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North Sea oil fortune. Norway saved theirs. What happened to Britain’s?
By John O’Brien There is a question about modern Britain that has bothered me for some time. Britain and Norway both discovered extraordinary quantities of
By Michael Roberts This blog was originally published by Michael Roberts on 23 August 2026. The original article can be found here. ************** In this
By Michael Roberts The financial media and mainstream economists are in a huge tizz. Government bond yields have risen sharply since the end of the
