Stephanie Kelton
Stephanie A. Kelton (* 10. October 1969 as Stephanie Bell ) is an American economist . She is considered one of the leading exponents of Modern Monetary Theory (MMT).
Life
Kelton studied corporate finance and economics at California State University, Sacramento , where she graduated in 1995 . She then moved to the University of Cambridge , where she completed her master's degree in 1997 . In 2001 she successfully completed her Ph.D. -Studied at the New School .
As early as the late 1990s, Kelton was doing research at the University of Missouri-Kansas City , where she was appointed assistant and associate professor after completing her studies . Later she was appointed full professor and also took over the faculty management. In 2017 she followed a call from Stony Brook University , where her husband Paul Kelton had taken over the Robert David Lion Gardiner Chair of American History the year before . There she joined the Center for the Study of Inequality and Social Justice .
Kelton's work focuses on monetary theory , employment policy , social security , public finance , fiscal policy and financial accounting . In doing so, she deals in particular with cross-border issues. Accordingly, the euro and the European Economic and Monetary Union are among her research subjects . In her dissertation in 2001, she already anticipated the euro crisis .
Kelton is one of the leading exponents of the Modern Monetary Theory, in particular she is a supporter of the idea of job guarantee . During the 2016 US presidential primaries , she was one of the advisors and supporters of Bernie Sanders ' campaign , previously she was his chief economist on the Senate Budget Committee . During her time at the University of Missouri – Kansas City, it became a center of the MMT philosophy of thought.
Kelton appears more frequently in the media. She is a regular guest on radio and television . Newspaper articles written by her have appeared in the Los Angeles Times and the New York Times , among others . In 2016, not least in the course of the presidential election, the newspaper Politico named her one of the 50 most influential figures in the political debate.
Web links
- Stephanie Kelton website
- Dieter Schnaas : Review of The Deficit Myth: Modern Monetary Theory and the Birth of the People's Economy in: WirtschaftsWoche, June 13, 2020
Individual proof
- ↑ a b Stephanie Kelton. The case for big spending. politico.com, accessed April 2, 2019 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kelton, Stephanie |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bell, Stephanie (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American economist and university professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 10, 1969 |