/maxbellschool/taxonomy/term/3981/all en /maxbellschool/channels/news/amidst-swirling-tide-new-ideas-canadas-economic-institutions-remain-bastions-orthodoxy-hub-348424 <p>May 23, 2023 | New and often radical ideas have emerged about how much governments can spend and how trade should be conducted following COVID-19 and Russia's invasion of Ukraine.<a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/chris-ragan"> Chris Ragan </a>says most people at the Bank hold conventional views on how trade should be conducted, despite public discourse about concepts like Modern Monetary Theory (MMT). He has mentioned that he doubts that anyone in Finance or the Bank of Canada is taking MMT seriously</p> Tue, 23 May 2023 18:41:40 +0000 kibel.aker@mcgill.ca 3022 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/chris-ragan-canadian-inflation-supply-chains-pent-demand-and-hot-real-estate-culture-crossroads-337814 <p>February 11, 2022 | The COVID-19 pandemic has thrust Canada's economy into an extraordinarily unusual state. To break down the issues, Max Bell School director <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/chris-ragan">Chris Ragan</a> spoke to David Mann for an episode of the At a Crossroads podcast. Hear Ragan's perspective on inflation, pent-up demand, supply chain disruptions, the housing market, and more.</p> Fri, 18 Feb 2022 16:36:42 +0000 matthew.mclaughlin2@mail.mcgill.ca 2784 at /maxbellschool