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William Mitchell | |
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| Born | 7 March 1952 Glen Huntly, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Academic career | |
| Field | Modern Monetary Theory, political economy, econometrics |
| Institution | University of Newcastle |
| School or tradition | Modern Monetary Theory |
| Influences | Karl Marx[1] · Michael Kalecki[1] · Arthur Okun[2] |
William Francis Mitchell (born 7 March 1952) is a professor of economics at the University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia and Docent Professor of Global Political Economy at the University of Helsinki, Finland. He is also a guest professor at Kyoto University, Japan since 2022. He is one of the founding developers of Modern Monetary Theory.
- ^ a b "The Political Aspects of Full Employment": "I have often indicated that my economic roots come from Marx through Kalecki. Kalecki was a Marxist economist. Marx was the first to really get to grips with the idea of effective demand – that is, spending backed by cash. Kalecki understood this intrinsically." Mitchell, 12 August 2010
- ^ "Knowlegable economic commentary still exists": "Arthur Okun...one of my favourite economists...". Mitchell, 1 September 2009; "They have been smoking some doobies": "the late Arthur Okun, the doyen of applied economics...". Mitchell, 1 November 2010