MINSKY: Reforming economics with visual monetary modeling

A project in Sydney, Australia by Professor Steve Keen
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Computer program for building & visually simulating dynamic, monetary economic models. A vital tool for a new approach to economics
Backers: 620
Average Pledge Per Backer: $126

Funded: $78,025 of $50,000
Dates: Feb 9th -> Mar 17th (37 days)
Project By: Professor Steve Keen
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Latest News

Back in Sydney, ready to work on rewards

April 10th - via: kickstarter.com
I've just arrived back in Sydney from the INET (Institute for New Economic Thinking) conference in Hong Kong, and after a couple of hectic days this week I will be ready to work on getting rewards out to everyone as of Monday next week. In the... (Read More)

Still waiting on some surveys

March 31st - via: kickstarter.com
Kickstarter only allows one survey, and while the majority of pledgers over $220 have responded, I'm still waiting on about 20 in the $95 and $125 levels to respond before I decide whether to produce the T-shirts in Australia in batch and mail them... (Read More)

Surveys coming in

March 25th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

About to get your details/Cyprus

March 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks again everyone for your support. I am back in Australia again now, and most of the last few days were caught up with the absolutely bizarre decision of the EU to rob depositors' funds in a bailout. I went on a media campaign against it--see... (Read More)

What a finish!

March 18th - via: kickstarter.com
I was told to expect a late surge, and it happened! Thanks to everyone who chipped in at the end--as well as those who had already pledged. The $78K will become about $70K after Kickstarter's and Amazon's quite reasonable 5% fees are deducted, and I... (Read More)

Final sprint/Minsky models

March 17th - via: kickstarter.com
I'm loving the final sprint that people are doing as the campaign approaches its end--many thanks! At the same time, I've been using Minsky to write my paper for the forthcoming annual INET conference in Hong Kong on April. I can't upload them... (Read More)

Thom Hartmann Interview

March 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Tom Hartmann conducted a 30 minute interview with me on his program "The Big Picture", in the "Conversations with Great Minds" segment: http://rt.com/shows/big-picture/dianne-feinstein-ted-cruz-352/ The interview begins at the 29 minute 45 second... (Read More)

Madness in the European Union

March 16th - via: kickstarter.com
I write a weekly column for the Australian online newspaper Business Spectator. Today's startling news out of Europe will be this week's topic, and given how topical this is I thought I'd share my reactions with Kickstarters: Europe Goes Troppo John... (Read More)

Talking with Max & Lauren

March 14th - via: kickstarter.com
I was a speaker at The Atlantic Monthly's excellent The Economy 2013 summit in Washington this week, and I took the opportunity to drop into New York and meet up with two good friends, Lauren Lyster (Yahoo Finance Daily Ticker) and Max Keiser (The... (Read More)

Dreaming of Doonesbury

March 12th - via: kickstarter.com
I've been a fan of Doonesbury since the cartoon's inception, and today I find art mimicking life with his two most recent cartoons. Here I am hoping that Kickstarters will kick us over the $100K  line, and what do I see on Doonesbury? Toggle has... (Read More)

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