monetary policy Archives – Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy

Special Report: Introducing the Sustainable Monetary Policy Act

June 11, 2026/3 Comments/in Banking, Brian Czech, Economic Growth, GDP, Governance, Inflation, Jobs and Employment, Limits to Growth, Monetary Policy, Money and Investments, Steady State Economy, Steady State Economy Act, Steady State Herald /by Alix Underwood

by Brian Czech

The Federal Reserve System has more influence over the rate of economic growth—certainly nationally and arguably globally—than any other institution. When it sets the federal funds rate, the Fed affects the decisions of producers and consumers far and wide. When it lowers the rate, producers borrow more, from Midwest farmers to Silicon Valley techs. Likewise, consumers borrow more for everything from cars and houses to laptops and smartphones.

Inflation through the Lens of the Trophic Theory of Money

November 21, 2024/3 Comments/in Economic Growth, Economic Policy, GDP, Inflation, Monetary Policy, Money and Investments, Steady State Economy, Steady State Herald, Trophic Theory of Money /by Alix Underwood

by Danish Hasan Ansari

In its simplest sense, inflation is an increase in the prices of goods and services. For instance, if the price of a certain good is $10 and in the next month the price increases to $12, the inflation on that item over one month is 20%. Many economists consider low levels of inflation sustained over time to be normal in a functioning economy. However,

Don’t Call It “Communist”

July 15, 2020/13 Comments/in Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Politics, Steady State Economy, Steady State Herald, Sustainability /by Brian Czech

by Brian Snyder

One of the few benefits of a global quarantine is catching up on movies, and one of the movies I’ve recently caught up on is 2017’s The Death of Stalin. If you have an aversion to vulgar language or death squads you should skip it, but otherwise, watching Steve Buscemi play Nikita Khrushchev is a comical experience you won’t soon forget.

But for our immediate purposes,