John Harvey sits down with Senior Scholar Randy Wray to discuss Social Security, what people misunderstand about the implications of aging societies, and his unorthodox path to becoming an economist.
The Levy Institute Graduate Programs in Economic Theory and Policy
31st Annual Levy Economics Institute Conference May 2, 2024
Recommended readings:
- “The Unbearable Weight of Aging” L. Randall Wray
- “Wampeters, Foma, and Granfalloons: Enabling Myths and Not-So-Innocent Frauds” L. Randall Wray
- “Subway Tokens and Social Security” L. Randall Wray
- “Can the Social Security Trust Fund Contribute to Savings?” L. Randall Wray
- “Abolish Taxes” L. Randall Wray
- “An Irreverent Overview of the History of Money from the Beginning of the Beginning through to the Present” L. Randall Wray
- Money for Beginners L. Randall Wray
- Understanding Modern Money L. Randall Wray
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