Why take this course?

Do you want to learn about Modern Monetary Theory (MMT)? If so, sign up for this course. This is a foundation course for MMT. It takes you from being a beginner to the point where you could confidently sign up for the Modern Money Lab University Masters Degree Course at Torrens University (a course I highly recommend - as a former student). This course prepares you to the point where you can confidently participate in economic discussions. It takes you to the point where you are ready to tackle advanced topics covered by leading Modern Monetary Theory economists.

About Jim Byrne

Since I was a teenager, I’ve been interested in economics. As a university student in the 1980s, I studied politics and economics in my social science honours year. And in 2021, I completed the master’s-level Foundations of Modern Money, Institutions and Markets module at Torrens University Australia.

The Torrens University course convinced me that the principles of MMT are a ‘game-changer’. There can be no doubt that we are at a point in history where currency-issuing governments uttering the phrase, ‘we can’t afford it’ is a death sentence for many people and a danger to the health of our planet. We urgently need a change of approach. Neoliberal economics has been the dominant school of thought since the 1980s, MMT represents that change.

I know I can’t change the world myself, but what I can do is help build a community of like-minded people who can.  I have a desire to pass on what I’ve learned to others.

In my quest to spread the message, I’ve written about MMT for Bylines Scotland and The National. In 2023, I provided an introduction to MMT at the Scotonomics Conference.

I believe in the benefits of living in a more equitable world. One that does not damage our environment. For the last 30 years, I’ve been working to ensure digital equality for disabled people—first running the not-for-profit Making Connections Unit within Glasgow Caledonian University (where I was a lecturer in the Social Science Department)—and then, from 2003, running my own accessible website design and accessibility auditing business. I’ve seen huge changes in the area of online accessibility since I started in the 1990s. I know change is possible.

I’d like to live in a world that makes the best of all talents and enables people to make the best of themselves, no matter the circumstances they were born into. MMT puts the focus on “what can be done” not on “what can’t be done”. It exposes the simple message that it is not finance that is scarce, it is the world’s resources. The world’s resources are finite but knowledge isn’t.

I’m also a musician and songwriter, which I mention because it’s part of who I am. I've release five solo albums as well as releasing albums with numerous otehr bands. As well as writings songs for myself I've written with stars such as Marti Pellow (Wet Wet Wet) and Carol Kid (acclaimed Jazz singer) and more.

Register now for MMT Foundation / Beginners course An introduction to Modern Monetary Theory.

Jim Byrne

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About MMT101 DOT ORG

MMT101 DOT ORG is a place to learn the fundamentals of Modern Monetary Theory (MMT): a school of economic thought that describes and explains how the monetary system works and how governments can use that understanding to manage the economy.