We all use money, and yet the questions of what is money, and where does money come from remain elusive.

Join renowned economist Stephanie Kelton, former chief economist to the US Senate Budget Committee, for this webinar about Modern Monetary Theory and her new film Finding the Money.

The film follows Kelton on a journey through Modern Money Theory or “MMT”. It unveils a deeper story about money, injecting new hope and empowering democracies around the world to tackle the biggest challenges of the 21st century: from climate change to inequality.

Stephanie Kelton will be in conversation with Greg Jericho, chief economist at the Australia Institute and Centre for Future Work.

Speakers

Stephanie Kelton, Professor of Economics and Public Policy at Stony Brook University

Professor Kelton is also Senior Fellow at the Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis at the New School for Social Research. She is a leading expert on Modern Monetary Theory and a former Chief Economist on the U.S. Senate Budget Committee (Democratic staff). She was named by POLITICO (2016) as one of the 50 people most influencing the policy debate in America, as one of the 50 people who defined 2019 by Bloomberg Businessweek, as one of Barron’s top 100 Women in Finance (2020 & 2021), and by Prospect Magazine (2020) as one of the World’s Top 50 Thinkers. Professor Kelton advises policymakers and consults with investment banks, and portfolio managers across the globe. She is a regular commentator on national radio and broadcast television. Her most recent book (June 2020), The Deficit Myth, became an instant New York Times bestseller.

Finding The Money is a new documentary touring Australia in March 2024 with Stephanie Kelton. See below for details.

Greg Jericho, Chief Economist at the Australia Institute and the Centre for Future Work

Dr Greg Jericho holds an Honours Degree in Economics from Flinders University. Greg also writes a weekly column on economics and politics for Guardian Australia – a position he has held since 2013. In 2016 he won the Walkley Award for Commentary, Analysis, Opinion & Critique, and in 2018 he was a Walkley Award finalist with Gareth Hutchens for their report on the crisis of wages in Australia in the Best Industrial Reporting category.

Finding the Money tour: 

Most events listed feature a film screening plus live Q&A with Stephanie Kelton, film director Maren Poitras and special guests.

27 February        Huon Valley TAS

28 February        Melbourne

6 March               Adelaide

7 March                Adelaide

8 March               Melbourne

10 March             Brisbane

11 March             Bangalow NSW

12 March             Canberra

13 March             Sydney

For more information and to book your tickets visit: https://modernmoneylab.org.au/events/film-tour/