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How Central Banks Use Helicopter Money
In episode 59, Lucas and Luna explore helicopter money—the controversial idea of direct cash transfers from central banks to households. They drill into how it differs from quantitative easing, the legal and operational hurdles, and a specific case: Japan's 2024 cash handout pilot in Yamaguchi prefecture. They discuss Milton Friedman's original thought experiment, how modern central bankers like the Bank of Japan's former governor Haruhiko Kuroda react to the concept, and why it remains a theoretical tool rather than mainstream policy. The episode also touches on the stigma of…
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