Josh Mason is an Associate Professor of Economics at John Jay College, City University of New York, as well as a Fellow at the Roosevelt Institute.
I already spoke to Josh about more abstract and general topics in economics, including Marxism and its relation to the framework he subscribes to:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5LiNPSr5b80XSzKCdrXGEG?si=6c020a375d194bbc
This time, we spoke about new and exciting approaches to policy issues including inflation, climate, and housing, which are being pioneered by people like Josh.
For pre-reading, check out Josh's paper on climate policy from a Keynesian perspective:
https://www.jjay.cuny.edu/sites/default/files/contentgroups/economics/cliamte_policy_from_a_keynesian_perspective_may_2022.pdf
...and his paper on supply chain constraints with ArjunJayadev:
https://jwmason.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Rethinking-Supply-Constraints-1-23-23.pdf
Originally recorded on October 3rd, 2023.
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