How Useful Is Modern Money Theory for Developing Countries?

Published: Oct. 9, 2019, 3:30 p.m.

MMT is gaining traction among progressives as an option for paying for massive government spending projects such as the Green New Deal. Even if it is useful for countries such as the U.S., can it be applied in developing countries? PERI's Matias Vernengo says only to a limited extent.