Bill Mitchell (economist)

Bill Mitchell
Born	March 1952 Glen Huntly, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Institution	University of Newcastle, Australia
Field	Modern Monetary Theory; Political economy; Econometrics
School or tradition	Post-Keynesian economics
Influences	Karl Marx · Michael Kalecki · Arthur Okun

William Francis "Bill" Mitchell is a professor of economics at the University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia and a notable proponent of Modern Monetary Theory.

Mitchell was born to working class parents in Glen Huntly, Australia, in March 1952. The family moved to Ashwood, a new Housing Commission suburb in Melbourne, soon after. He attended Ashwood Primary School (1957–1963) and Ashwood High School (1964–1969).

Mitchell holds the following degrees: PhD in Economics, University of Newcastle, 1998; Bachelor of Commerce, Deakin University, 1977; and Master of Economics Monash University, 1982. He completed a Master's Preliminary at the University of Melbourne in 1978 (with first-class honours).

Mitchell has been at the University of Newcastle, New South Wales since 1990 (Full Professor since 1998) and recently spent a two-year period undertaking special projects as Professor of Economics at Charles Darwin University, Australia (October 2012-14).

Mitchell works to promote active government economic policies and the use of budget deficits as a tool for economic productivity. He is Director of the Centre of Full Employment and Equity (CofFEE), a non-profit, research organisation whose stated focus is on the policies that can restore full employment and achieve an economy that "delivers equitable outcomes for all".

CofFEE is a member of the Coalition of Economic Policy Institutions (EPIC), an "independent forum" promoting research and public discussion of issues related to macroeconomic and monetary policy.

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