University of Missouri Kansas City

The UMKC Buckaroo: A Currency Model for World Prosperity

Warren Mosler | Posted 11.20.2011

Read More: Currency, Modern Monetary Theory, Mmt, Money, Buckeroo, Community Service, University of Missouri Kansas City, Students, College News
Warren Mosler

It's been more than 10 years since the economics department at UMKC introduced its own currency. It's called the buckaroo, named in sync with the school mascot, the kangaroo.

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KC University Backs Labor Professor In Video Controversy

AP | ALAN SCHER ZAGIER | Posted 06.30.2011

Read More: Um-Kc Video Controversy, Andrew Breitbart, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Conservatives, Labor Unions, Unions, Um-Kc, Judy Ancel, Politics News

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- University of Missouri-Kansas City officials say they're standing behind a labor studies professor whose lecture comments about un...

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My Talk With Michael Hudson, Part 3

Michael W. Hudson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Super Imperialism, Leverage, Gambling, Truth in Lending, Hyman Minsky, Mortgages, Ameriquest, Subprime, Debt, Mistaken Identity, Michael Hudson, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Chicago School, Financial Fraud, The Monster, Economist, Subprime Mortgage Crisis, The Wealth of Nations, Ponzi Scheme, Reporter, Center for Public Integrity, Adam Smith, Financial Crisis, Business News
Michael W. Hudson

However preordained the financial crisis was, it's remarkable how long its architects kept the game going. They managed to sustain the unsustainable for five years -- roughly from 2002 into late 2006.

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