Relief policies could not prevent widespread economic misery, increasing income inequality and unemployment in the U.S. and the world.

Is Covid-19 relief working? Are large deficits all we need to restart the economy after Covid-19? Is there a risk of inflation after Covid-19? And if there is, what policies could prevent it? What trade policy can help defend American jobs?

On Thursday, April 29, at 5:30 p.m. CET, the Masters in Political Economy of Money and Development is offering a thought-provoking webinar, when Franklin students will have the incredible opportunity to interview the founder of Modern Money Theory (MMT), Dr. .

Dr. Mosler, who received an honorary degree from Franklin in 2014, is an American economist, a fund manager, an entrepreneur, a financial professional, and one of the leading voices in the field of MMT. Dr. Mosler is the author of 鈥淭he Seven Deadly Innocent Frauds of Economic Policy,鈥� where he debunks the orthodoxies of modern macroeconomic thoughts.

To join the webinar on Thursday, April 29, at 5:30 p.m. CET, please email Professor Andrea Terzi at aterzi@fus.edu