Mike Green: The Un-Consensus on Today's Macro & Inflation

Michael Green, Chief Strategist at Simplify Asset Management joins Pierre Daillie and Adam Butler for a blockbuster of a conversation about his macro view of the economy, inflation, markets and the dynamics of today's equity and fixed income markets, as well as his in depth view [1:20:21] that stock markets are less efficient and more 'inelastic' due to the proliferation of passive index investing, and what that means.Our conversation begins with Michael setting the stage for the entire conversation by describing how and why the 70s inflation occurred. [5:00] Instead, with the power of historical hindsight and investigation of all data from that period, Michael eloquently describes in non-jargony fashion what actually happened and provides a deeply profound view of how the economy works and how it worked then, and asks the thought -provoking rhetoric to shift our perspective on what we should be looking at if we want have a true look at what is happening.Then [19:35] Michael explains his view on peak productivity, i.e. that productivity peaks at age 45 specifically in the context of today's demographics, and how that dynamic is contributing to his view on whether or not we are entering an inflationary spiral.[21:30] Adam asks Michael to describe what he thinks are the underlying mechanics and the subtext of what is driving the inflation impulse, i.e. bottlenecks and underinvestment, as well as inflation the 'Meme' or 'Political Football' or 'Inflation, the Performance Art.'Research mentioned in the conversation:• In Search of the Origins of Financial Fluctuations: The Inelastic Markets Hypothesis (Gabaix and Koijen)• The Inelastic Market Hypothesis: A Microstructural Interpretation (JP Bouchaud)• How Competitive is the Stock Market? (Valentin Haddad)Where to find Michael Green:Michael Green on LinkedinMichael Green on Twitter - @profplum99Simplify Asset ManagementCopyright © AdvisorAnalyst.com