#136 Asad Zaman: The High Wizardry And Hidden Assumptions Of Econometrics

Patricia and Christian talk to economist, social scientist, and former Vice-Chancellor of the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics Professor Asad Zaman about econometrics.

 

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Asad Zaman’s Writing: https://asaduzaman.medium.com/

Asad Zaman’s World Economics Association Pedagogy Blog: https://weapedagogy.wordpress.com/author/asaduzaman/

Asad Zaman’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/AsadZaman7

 

Asad Zaman - “The secrets of happiness”: https://asaduzaman.medium.com/the-secrets-of-happiness-1d83621f6b14

Asad Zaman - “Spirituality and development” [lecture, with notes]: https://weapedagogy.wordpress.com/2017/01/29/spirituality-development/

 

More on monetary operations:

Episode 20 - Warren Mosler: The MMT Money Story (part 1): https://www.patreon.com/posts/28004824

 

Episode 126 - Dirk Ehnts: How Banks Create Money: https://www.patreon.com/posts/62603318

 

Episode 13 - Steven Hail: Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Banking, But Were Afraid To Ask: https://www.patreon.com/posts/41790887

 

Episode 43 - Sam Levey: Understanding Endogenous Money: https://www.patreon.com/posts/35073683

“An Accounting Model of the UK Exchequer – 2nd edition” by Andrew Berkeley, Richard Tye & Neil Wilson: https://gimms.org.uk/2021/02/21/an-accounting-model-of-the-uk-exchequer/

Our episodes about “An Accounting Model of the UK Exchequer”:

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Part 2: https://www.patreon.com/posts/46865929 

 

More on inflation:

Episode 7: Steven Hail: Inflation, Price Shocks and Other Misunderstandings: https://www.patreon.com/posts/41780508

Episode 65 - Phil Armstrong: Understanding Inflation: https://www.patreon.com/posts/40672678

Episode 104 - John T Harvey: Inflation, Stagflation & Healing The Nation: https://www.patreon.com/posts/52207835

Episode 123 - Warren Mosler: Understanding The Price Level And Inflation: https://www.patreon.com/posts/59856379

Episode 128 - L. Randall Wray & Yeva Nersisyan: What’s Causing Accelerating Inflation? Pandemic Or Policy Response?: https://www.patreon.com/posts/63776558

 

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