Bill Mitchell (economist)

William Mitchell
Born (1952-03-07) 7 March 1952
Glen Huntly, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Academic background
InfluencesKarl Marx · Michał Kalecki · Arthur Okun
Academic work
DisciplineModern Monetary Theory, political economy, econometrics
School or traditionModern Monetary Theory
InstitutionsUniversity of Newcastle (Australia)
Website

William Francis Mitchell (born 7 March 1952) is an Australian economist and academic. He is a professor of economics at the University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia and Docent Professor of Global Political Economy at the University of Helsinki, Finland. He is also a guest professor at Kyoto University, Japan since 2022. He is one of the founding developers of Modern Monetary Theory.