the years. Mitchell currently plays with Pressure Drop, a Melbourne-based reggae-dub band, originally popular in the 1970s and early 1980s. The band reformed in 2010. Mitchell often refers to the economics discipline, and especially the academia, in disparaging terms, stating, only half-jokingly, that his work as a musician does less damage to people. "I think my economics profession is very dangerous," he says. Personal life Mitchell is a "passionate" cyclist. He was an "active bike racer" when, in 1995, he founded the website Cyclingnews.com, which was sold in 1999 to the Australian media company Knapp Communications. It was subsequently bought in 2007 by Future plc. See also Modern Monetary Theory Fiat money vs. commodity money Government accounting Balanced budget Legal Tender Cases Job Guarantee NAIBER References Additional sources Mitchell, William, Joan Muysken, Tom Van Veen: Growth and cohesion in the European Union: The Impact of Macroeconomic Policy (2006), Edward Elgar Publishing, Mitchell, William & Joan Muysken: Full Employment Abandoned: Shifting Sands and Policy Failures (2008), Edward Elgar Publishing 320 pp, Hardback, External links Bill Mitchell's personal website Bill Mitchell's blog, with "commentary on economic events" CofFEE website CyclingNews.com 1952 births Living people 20th-century Australian economists Modern monetary theory scholars Post-Keynesian economists University of Newcastle (Australia) faculty Academics from Melbourne People from the City of Monash Monash University alumni Deakin University alumni University of Newcastle (Australia) alumni 21st-century Australian economists