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Macro Musings with David Beckworth — 549 episodes

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1

Tyler Goodspeed on Challenging the Way Economists Look at Recessions

2

Peter Conti-Brown and David Beckworth on All Things Financial Regulation

3

Basil Halperin on Macroeconomic Policy in an Age of Transformative AI

4

Rich Clarida on Navigating Monetary Policy in Choppy Waters

5

Kris Mitchener on What Actually Anchors the Price Level

6

Steve Kamin and Mark Sobel on the Outlook of Dollar Dominance

7

Ruth Judson on Chasing Dollars Around the World

8

Bill Nelson on the Future of the Fed's Balance Sheet

9

Neha Narula, Anders Brownworth, and Daniel Aronoff on Understanding Stablecoins in the GENIUS Era

10

Jesús Fernández-Villaverde on the Quandary of Global Demographic Decline

11

Chris Meissner on the History of Globalization

12

Raghuram Rajan on the Impact of the Ratcheting Effect of The Fed's QE Program

13

Andrew Martinez on the Art of Forecasting

14

Dan Awrey on the Future of the U.S. Payments System in a Digital World

15

Scott Sumner on Monetary Policy Confusion in Our Current Policy Debates

16

Tyler Muir on How to Understand the Fed's Quantitative Easing

17

Richard Berner on Growth of the Private Credit and the Role of Fiscal Dominance on Treasury Markets

18

Aaron Klein on the US's Real-Time Payments Problem and the Impact of Covid Era Quantitative Easing

19

Per Åsberg Sommar on the State of the Riksbank and Operating Systems Around the World

20

2025 Macro Musings Retrospective

21

Veronique de Rugy on the Impending American Fiscal Crisis

22

Martha Gimbel on the Impact of AI and the Trade War on Labor Markets

23

Laurence Bristow on What the Fed can Learn from the Reserve Bank of Australia

24

Austin Campbell on the Rise and Regulation of Dollar Backed Stablecoins

25

Mike Bird on the Land Trap and How the History of Housing Impacts the Global Economy

26

Lukasz Rachel on Non-Ricardian Macroeconomic Policy and Its Implications for Inflation

27

Tara Sinclair on Building a Synthetic FOMC Through AI

28

Bryan Cutsinger on the What the History of Growth Driven Deflation Can Teach us about a Potential AI Boom

29

Will Roberds and Steve Quinn on the Original Central Bank: the Bank of Amsterdam

30

Jim Clouse on the Last 4 Decades at the Most Powerful Central Bank in the World

31

Manmohan Singh on the Meaning of Money after the GENIUS Act

32

Raphael Bostic on Life as a Regional Fed President, the Responsibilities of a Dual Mandate, and the Results of the 2025 Framework Review

33

Jon Hartley on the Legacy of John Taylor and his New Measure of R-Star

34

Marc Giannoni on the Fed's Framework Review, it's Independence, and the Future of R-Star

35

Samim Ghamami on the Treasury Markets Impact on the Future Path of Interest Rates and Inflation

36

Jerry Dwyer on the History of Free Banking and the Future of Bitcoin

37

Hester Peirce on the role of the SEC, Financial Surveillance, and Crypto

38

Robin Brooks on the Dollar, Fiscal Dominance, and Geoeconomics

39

Aditi Sahasrabuddhe on the Role Central Banker Relationships Play in Economic Crises

40

Will Luther and Josh Hendrickson on the Future of Bitcoin

41

Rashad Ahmed on the Global Impact of US Stablecoin Regulation and Crypto Adoption

42

Paul Kupiec on Problems with the Fed's Balance Sheet and Calls to End Interest on Reserves

43

George Hall on the Fiscal Consequences of the US War on COVID

44

Ben Harris on the Fiscal Health of the US Government

45

Luis Garicano on the Future of Digital Money and Lessons Learned from the History of the Euro

46

Mark Blyth on the Winners and Losers from Inflation

47

Sam Schulhofer-Wohl on Reforms in the Treasury Market and Developments with Central Bank Operating Systems

48

Andy Levin on the Importance of an Independent Inspector General at the Federal Reserve - BONUS

49

Matthew Pines on the Future of Money, AI, and Monetary Policy

50

Peter Conti-Brown and Sean Vanatta on the History of Bank Supervision in America

51

George Selgin on Contextualizing the Great Depression and its Implications on Monetary Policy Today

52

Daniel Bunn on Fiscal Issues Currently Facing the US Government

53

Luca Fornaro on Hysteresis, Endogenous Growth, and Aggregate Demand Policies

54

Adam Ozimek on Reforming the High-Skilled Immigration Process

55

Skanda Amarnath on the Future of the Federal Reserve and its Framework

56

Andy Levin on Holding the Fed Accountable

57

Kathryn Judge on the Importance of Emergency Lending Facilities at the Federal Reserve

58

Paul Blustein on the Rise, Dominance, and Current Challenges to King Dollar

59

Bill Nelson on the Future of Central Bank Operating Systems

60

Scott Lincicome on the Trump Trade War

61

Lyman Stone on Demographic and Marriage Decline

62

Athanasios Orphanides on Real-Time Monetary Rules and their Impact on the Fed's Framework Review

63

Dean Ball on the Past, Present, and Future of AI

64

Liya Palagashvili on the Gig Economy, Portable Benefits, and Changing Labor Regulations

65

Evan Koenig on the Case for Nominal GDP Targeting

66

Steven Kelly on the Challenges of Treasury Equity Funding for 13(3) Facilities

67

Senator Pat Toomey on Fed Governance, Monetary Policy, and the future of Digital Assets

68

Brian Albrecht on Business Dynamism, Greedflation, and Antitrust

69

The Fed Framework Review: Macro Musings' Greatest NGDP Targeting Hits

70

Peter Conti-Brown on the Fed under Trump 2.0, Reforming the Discount Window, and Providential Moments

71

David Bahnsen on the Incoming Trump Administration and the Financialization of the US Economy

72

Marijn Bolhuis on Fiscal R-star and its Implications for Macroeconomic Policy

73

Macro Musings 2024 Retrospective

74

George Selgin on Strategic Bitcoin Reserves, Debanking, and the Fed's Framework Review

75

Joey Politano on the AI Investment Boom and Trends in Economic Growth

76

Jeffrey Lacker on the History of Fed Credit Policy and the Four Doctrines of Fed Lending

77

Zachary Mazlish on the Political Implications of Inflation and the Impact of Transformative AI

78

Ellen Correia Golay on the Keys to Improving Treasury Market Resiliency

79

Emil Verner on Banking Crises, Credit Booms, and the Rise of Populism

80

Loretta Mester on How to Improve the Fed's Operating Framework

81

Jon Hartley on the Shadow Open Market Committee and Macroeconomic Policy

82

Tara Sinclair on Real-time Economic Analysis and the Fed's Upcoming Framework Review

83

Joseph Gagnon on the Trinity of COVID-era Inflation and the Upcoming Fed Framework Review

84

Emilio Ocampo on Dollarization and the State of the Argentine Economy

85

Jonathon Hazell on the Costs and Causes of Inflation and the Phillips Curve Debate

86

Thomas Drechsel on the Effects of Political Pressure and Identifying Monetary Policy Shocks

87

Matthew Pines on the Geopolitical and National Security Implications of Cryptocurrency Adoption

88

Travis Hill on the Discount Window, Receivership Funding, and Financial Tokenization

89

Catherine Pakaluk on *Hannah's Children: The Women Quietly Defying the Birth Dearth*

90

Stephen Miran on Activist Treasury Issuance and the Monetary Policy Implications of a Second Trump Term

91

Carola Binder on the History of Inflation, the Fed Framework Review, and the Promise of Nominal GDP Targeting

92

Samim Ghamami on How to Reform the Treasury Market

93

Kyla Scanlon on the "Vibecession", the Vibe Economy, and the Path to Growing American Wealth

94

Sam Schulhofer-Wohl on How to Improve Treasury Market Resiliency

95

Nicholas Anthony on *Digital Currency or Digital Control: Decoding CBDC and the Future of Money*

96

James Bullard on FAIT, Nominal GDP Targeting, and the Fed's Upcoming Framework Review

97

Josh Lipsky on Financial Statecraft, Cross-border Payments, and the Global Status of the Dollar

98

Steven Kelly on the Financial Stability Implications of the Discount Window

99

Ernie Tedeschi on Full Employment, the US Safe Harbor Premium, and the Current Path of R-Star

100

Jeffrey Lacker on Fed Governance and Learning from the Recent Inflation Surge

101

Mickey Levy on How to Reboot Fed Policy Ahead of its Upcoming Framework Review

102

Lars Christensen on AI and its Impact on Monetary Policy and the Broader Field of Economics

103

Ryan Bourne on *The War on Prices: How Popular Misconceptions about Inflation, Prices, and Value Create Bad Policy*

104

George Selgin on Fed Master Accounts, Central Bank Independence, and the Fed's Balance Sheet

105

Roberto Perli on the Past, Present, and Future of the Fed's Balance Sheet

106

Mary Daly on Fed Policy, the Economic Impacts of AI, and the Future of the Fed's Framework

107

Dan Katz and Stephen Miran on Reforming the Federal Reserve's Governance

108

BONUS: Richard Clarida on His Musical Interests and *Time No Changes*

109

Richard Clarida on FAIT, R-Star, and the Future of the Fed's Framework

110

Saleha Mohsin on *Paper Soldiers: How the Weaponization of the Dollar Changed the World Order*

111

Josh Hendrickson on the Treasury Standard and Global Dollar Dominance

112

Julia Coronado on Productivity, Commercial Real Estate, and the Fed's Soft Landing

113

Isabel Schnabel on the ECB and its New Operational Framework

114

Andrew Levin and Christina Parajon Skinner on *Central Bank Undersight: Assessing the Fed's Accountability to Congress*

115

Anat Admati on the US Banking System and the Basel III Endgame

116

Steven Kamin and Mark Sobel on the Current State of Dollar Dominance

117

Peter Williams on Interest Rates, Term Premium, and the Importance of Inflation Expectations

118

Bill Nelson on the Using the Discount Window for Liquidity Requirements and Its Implications for the Fed's Balance Sheet

119

Eric Leeper on *A Fiscal Accounting of COVID Inflation*

120

Jeffrey Lacker on Governance at the Federal Reserve

121

Mark Koyama on *How the World Became Rich: The Historical Origins of Economic Growth*

122

Gauti Eggertsson on the Post-Pandemic Inflation Surge and its Implications for Monetary Policy

123

Jonathon Hazell on Phillips Curves, Wage Rigidity, and How to Measure R-Star

124

Skanda Amarnath and Preston Mui on the Tribal Transitory Debate and the Future of the Fed's Framework

125

Claudio Borio on the Future of Central Bank Operating Systems

126

Colby Smith, Steven Kelly, and Gerard DiPippo on the Highlights of 2023 and Looking Ahead to the Future

127

Tyler Cowen on the Greatest Economist of All Time and Other Macro Awards

128

Nicolas Cachanosky on Dollarization in Argentina

129

Charlie Evans on the Past, Present, and Future of U.S. Monetary Policy

130

Matteo Maggiori and Jesse Schreger on Geoeconomics and its Policy Implications

131

Matthew Raskin on Treasury Market Stability, Interest Rates, and the Fed's Balance Sheet

132

David Papell on the History, Motivations, and Current Applications of Monetary Policy Rules

133

Rachel Siegel on the Fed, Commercial Real Estate, and the Economics of the 2024 Election

134

Will Bateman on the History and Evolving Nature of the Fiscal Fed

135

PJ Glandon on the State of Macroeconomics: Research and Pedagogy

136

Ed Nelson on the Life, Work, and Legacy of Bennett McCallum

137

Sam Hammond on AI, Techno-Feudalism, and the Future of the State

138

Marc Goldwein on the US Government Budget: Structure, Challenges, and Reform Strategies

139

Lev Menand and Josh Younger on *Money and the Public Debt: Treasury Market Liquidity as a Legal Phenomenon*

140

Thomas Hoenig on Public Debt Sustainability and the Current State of the US Banking System

141

Robert McCauley on Bond Market Crises and the International Lender of Last Resort

142

Joe Gagnon on Inflation Progress and the Path Ahead: Breaking Down Jerome Powell's Jackson Hole Speech

143

Nicholas Anthony on the Current Prospects and Legislative Developments Surrounding CBDC

144

John Coates on *The Problem of Twelve: When a Few Financial Institutions Control Everything*

145

Zac Gross on the Past, Present, and Future of Australian Monetary Policy

146

Larry White on Gold, Fiat, and Bitcoin: Determining the Ideal Monetary Standard

147

Ricardo Reis on the Macroeconomics of Financial Crises and the Recent Inflation Surge

148

Macro Lit Review 4: Highlights from Mid-2023 with George Selgin

149

Bryan Cutsinger and Louis Rouanet on the Politics and Dynamics of Hyperinflation in Revolutionary France

150

Jesus Fernandez-Villaverde on Demographic Trends, Recent Macroeconomic Developments, and AI's Implications for Economic Growth

151

Chris Conlon on the Post-COVID Inflation Surge and the Greedflation Narrative

152

Tim Lee on the Present and Future of AI and its Implications for Policy

153

Steven Kamin on the Global Influence of Fed Policy and the U.S. Dollar

154

Chris Hughes on the Legacy of Arthur Burns and its Implications for Macro Policy Today

155

Peter Stella on the Quasi-Fiscal Implications of Central Bank Crisis Intervention

156

Christina Skinner on Central Bank Digital Currency as New Public Money

157

Gianluca Benigno on the Basics and Policy Functionality of R** and the Dollar's Imperial Circle

158

Dan McDowell on *Bucking the Buck: US Financial Sanctions and the International Backlash Against the Dollar*

159

Jeanna Smialek on *Limitless: The Federal Reserve Takes on a New Age of Crisis*

160

Nathan Tankus on the Future of MMT and How to Avoid U.S. Debt Default

161

Brian Sack on the Fed's Balance Sheet and How to Improve the Floor Operating System

162

Mark Calabria on *Shelter From the Storm: How a COVID Mortgage Meltdown Was Averted*

163

BONUS: George Hall on Financing World War II and Managing Post-War Debt

164

George Hall on the History of the U.S. National Debt and Government Financing

165

Bill Nelson on the Fed's Discount Window Lending, the Overnight Reverse Repo Facility, and the Shifting Size of the Fed's Balance Sheet

166

Kate Judge and Peter Conti-Brown on the Lessons Learned from the 2023 Banking Panic

167

Brian Riedl on the Current and Future Outlook for US Public Finance and Budget Reform

168

Steven Kelly on the Silicon Valley Bank Collapse and Its Implications for Financial Policy

169

Derek Tang on the Present and Future Landscape for Fed Policy and Politics

170

Joey Politano on Fed Policy, Inflation, and the Current State of the US Economy

171

Peter Conti-Brown on the Legal and Regulatory Issues Facing the Fed and Financial Markets

172

David Wilcox on the Debt Ceiling Crisis and the Crippling Costs of Default

173

Julie Hill on the History and Recent Developments of Fed Master Accounts

174

Macro Lit Review 3: Highlights from Early 2023 with George Selgin

175

Michael Strain on Averting the Looming Debt Ceiling Disaster

176

John Roberts on Macroeconomic Modeling at the Fed, Makeup Policy, and the Future of FAIT

177

Paul Tucker on *Global Discord: Values and Power in a Fractured World Order*

178

Victoria Guida on Developments at the Federal Reserve and in Financial Regulation

179

Martin Chorzempa on China's Cashless Revolution and the Rise of Super Apps

180

Heather Long, Ryan Avent, and Cardiff Garcia on Pandemic Reflections and Economic Predictions for the Future

181

Tomas Hirst on the State of ECB Policy and the Eurozone Economy

182

Joe Gagnon on *25 Years of Excess Unemployment* and the Phillips Curve Debate

183

BONUS: Noah Smith on the State of Macroeconomics

184

Noah Smith on the Future of the Chinese Economy and the Climate of Social Change in the US

185

Hugh Rockoff on Optimal Currency Areas, "Yellowbacks," and Free Banking

186

Patrick Horan and David Beckworth on *The Fate of FAIT* and the Future of the Fed's Monetary Framework

187

Ethan Ilzetzki on the International Implications of Fed Policy, Business Cycle Theory, and the UK Crisis

188

Megan Greene on the UK's Recent Market Turmoil and What it Means for the Future of the Global Economy

189

Yesha Yadav on Treasury Market Turmoil and Potential Solutions for Reform

190

Peter Ganong on the Dynamism and Resiliency of the US Economy

191

Bill Nelson on How Bank Examiner Preferences are Obstructing Monetary Policy

192

BONUS: George Selgin on *False Dawn: The New Deal and the Promise of Recovery*

193

Macro Lit Review 2: Highlights from Late 2022 with George Selgin

194

Bill English on the Effectiveness of QE and the Consequences of Fed Losses

195

Andrew Levin on the Costs and Benefits of QE4 and the Future of the Fed's Balance Sheet

196

Steven Kelly on Crises, Stability, and the Fed's Role in Financial Markets

197

Scott Sumner on Alternative Approaches to Monetary Policy

198

Hanno Lustig on Fiscal Dominance, Inflation, and the Effects of Long-term Interest Rate Decline

199

Joshua Younger on the Treasury Market: Structure, Stressors, and Potential Reforms

200

Carola Binder on the Importance of Inflation Expectations and How Policymakers Should Respond

201

Jeffrey Lacker on the Past, Present, and Future of Federal Reserve Policy

202

BONUS: Gerard DiPippo on China's Attempts to Infiltrate the Fed

203

Gerard DiPippo on the Russia Sanctions, Demographic Decline, and the Future of the Global Monetary System

204

Tom Graff on the July FOMC Meeting and the Recession Debate

205

Ellen Meade on Transparency, Independence, and Lessons for the Fed's Next Framework Review

206

Randal Quarles on Inflation, Balance Sheet Reduction, Financial Stability, and the Future of the Fed

207

Kathy Jones on the Current Economic Slowdown, Quantitative Tightening, and the Fed's New Framework

208

Michael Dooley on the International Monetary System and Future of Global Dollar Dominance

209

Brian Knight on the Politicization of Finance

210

Lev Menand on *The Fed Unbound: Central Banking in a Time of Crisis*

211

Macro Lit Review 1: Highlights from Mid-2022 with George Selgin

212

Christine McDaniel on the Russia Sanctions and Their Impact on Globalization and the Russian Economy

213

Manmohan Singh on the Role and Structure of Stablecoins and the Impact of Collateral in the Financial System

214

Bill Nelson on How the Fed Fell Behind the Curve

215

Josh Hendrickson on Economic Growth, National Defense, and US Monetary Policy

216

Peter Ireland on the Fed's Pandemic Performance and the Path Forward for Monetary Policy

217

Jens van 't Klooster on Recent ECB Policy: A Paradigm Shift Without Legislative Change

218

Colin Grabow on Current Trends in US Trade Policy and the Adverse Impact of the Jones Act

219

Nick Timiraos on Jerome Powell's Tenure as Fed Chair

220

Joey Politano on Recent Inflationary Trends and the Future Outlook for Monetary Policy

221

Eric Leeper on the Interactions of Fiscal and Monetary Policy

222

Alex Nowrasteh on Population Growth, Immigration, and the Economic Implications for the US

223

Kaleb Nygaard on the Governance of the Federal Reserve System

224

Bill Nelson on the Fed's Operating System, Standing Repo Facility Stigma, and the Future of the Central Bank's Balance Sheet

225

Matthew Klein on the Economic Fallout from the Russia-Ukraine War

226

Emily Hamilton on the Current State of the U.S. Housing Market and Solutions for Reform

227

Will Diamond on Safe Assets, Risk-Free Rates, and Convenience Yields and their Implications for Policy

228

Amanda Rose on the Mission, Governance, and Politics of the SEC and Its Major Challenges Moving Forward

229

Dan Alpert on Current Trends and Tensions in the US Economy

230

Lubos Pastor and Elisabeth Kempf on *Fifty Shades of QE* and the Implications of QE Research

231

BONUS: George Selgin on the Fed Taper and Shrinking the Fed's Balance Sheet

232

George Selgin on the Future of CBDC, Fed Accounts, and Stablecoins

233

Henry Curr on the Myths and Uncomfortable Truths about QE

234

Lorie Logan on Monetary Policy Operations, the Fed's New Standing Repo Facility, and the Future of the Fed's Balance Sheet

235

Paul Krugman on the Year of Inflation Infamy

236

David Beckworth on the Safe Asset Theory of Inflation, Comparing Central Bank Frameworks, and a Year of Macro Musings in Review

237

Talmon Smith on the Great Inflation Surge of 2021

238

Yesha Yadav on the Fragilities in the Treasury Market and Solutions for Reform

239

Carola Binder and Christina Parajon Skinner on Populism and Legitimacy at the Federal Reserve

240

Matthew Klein on Recent Inflationary Trends and What to Expect in the Future

241

Markus Brunnermeier on *The Resilient Society*

242

Ajmal Ahmady on the Afghan Economy and the Challenges Facing the Nation's Future

243

Peter Stella on the Fiscal Theory of the Price Level

244

Robert Orr on Supply Side Bottlenecks in the US Healthcare System and Solutions for Reform

245

George Selgin on Bitcoin and the Future of CBDCs

246

Peter Conti-Brown on the Fed Trading Scandal, the Fed Chair Nomination Process, and Central Bank Governance

247

Scott Sumner on The Money Illusion

248

Chris Russo on the 2021 Debt Limit Fight, Its Potential Impacts, and Solutions for Reform

249

Hanno Lustig on Dollar Dominance, Dollar Safety, and the Global Financial Cycle

250

Megan Greene on the Future of CBDC and How Central Banks Should Respond to Climate Change

251

Joseph Wang on the Fed's Impact on Money Markets

252

Philippa Sigl-Glöckner on the Debt Brake, German Fiscal Policy, and Full Capacity Utilization

253

Jennifer Murtazashvili on Recent Developments in Afghanistan and Lessons for State Capacity Building

254

Bill Nelson on the Growth of the Federal Reserve

255

Arthur Turrell on Economic Data, Modeling, and the Future of Nuclear Energy

256

Kate Judge and Anil Kashyap on How to Improve US Financial Stability

257

Larry White on Stablecoins, Money Market Funds, and the History of Free Banking

258

Jerusalem Demsas on Problems in the US Housing Market and How to Fix Them

259

Scott Sumner on What Milton Friedman Would Think of Monetary Policy Today

260

Skanda Amarnath on Maximum Employment, Inflation, and the Fed's New Framework

261

Agustin Carstens on Central Banking in Emerging Markets, the Distributional Footprint of Monetary Policy, and Central Bank Digital Currency

262

Jason Furman on Overheating, Inflation, and Fiscal Policy in an Era of Low Interest Rates

263

Steffen Murau on the Eurozone, International Monetary Architecture, and the Future of the Dollar Zone

264

Daniel Smith and Alexander Salter on *Money and the Rule of Law: Generality and Predictability in Monetary Institutions*

265

David Andolfatto on a Standing Repo Facility, the Future of CBDC, and Plumbing Issues in Monetary Policy

266

Mark Carney on *Value(s): Building a Better World for All*

267

George Selgin on Inflation, Fintechs, and Broadening Access to Fed Master Accounts

268

Adam Posen on *The Price of Nostalgia: America's Self-Defeating Economic Retreat*

269

Judge Glock on The Origins of the US Mortgage Market and Its Evolution to the Present Day

270

Christina Parajon Skinner on Central Bank Activism

271

Robert McCauley on the Global Domain of the Dollar and Threats to Its Dominance

272

Antonio Fatás on Hysteresis and the Business Cycle

273

Matteo Maggiori on the Global Capital Allocation Project, Exorbitant Privilege, and Dollar Runs

274

Scott Skyrm on the Dynamics of the Repo Market in 2021

275

Ed Nelson on Milton Friedman's Legacy, the Quantity Theory of Money, and His Vision for a Money Supply Growth Rule

276

Dan Awrey on *Unbundling Banking, Payments and Money*

277

Chris Russo on Existing Fed-Treasury Tensions and Potential Solutions for Fixing Them

278

Saule Omarova on Emergency Fiscal Facilities and the Missing Architecture of Government Finance

279

Pat Parkinson on the 2020 Treasury Market Meltdown and How to Avoid a Potential Sequel

280

Kathy Bostjancic on Priorities for the Fed in 2021 and Beyond

281

Ricardo Reis on Central Bank Swap Lines, Fiscal Sustainability, and Outlooks for Inflation

282

Robert Kaplan on the Fed's New Framework, Inflation, and the Post-COVID Economy

283

Daniel Griswold on US Demographic Decline and the Case for Expanding Immigration

284

Sam Bell on Fed Policy, Personnel, and Politics in 2021

285

Caleb Watney on *Cracks in the Great Stagnation* and How to Boost Economic Growth

286

Scott Sumner on the Princeton School of Macroeconomics and Overcoming Inflationary Fears

287

Josh Galper on Dealing with Climate Risk and Its Potential Impact on US Financial Markets

288

Macro Musings Producer Special – Recapping 2020 and Looking Ahead to the Future

289

Jeanna Smialek on the Year-End Review of 2020 Financial Markets, the Fed, and US Monetary Policy

290

Ethan Ilzetzki on Exchange Rate Volatility, the ECB's Strategy Review, and the Future of the Euro

291

Governor Benjamin Diokno on BSP Policy and the Philippine Economy

292

Sam Hammond and Brink Lindsey on *Faster Growth, Fairer Growth: Policies for a High Road, High Performance Economy*

293

Bilal Hafeez on Inflation, Innovation, and Economic Recovery after COVID-19

294

Adam Ozimek on the Past, Present, and Future of Remote Work in the Face of COVID-19

295

Alan Cole on Monetary Policy for a Post-COVID Economy

296

David French on Political Polarization in America and Its Impact on the 2020 Elections

297

Michael Strain on the Differing Economic Policies of Trump vs. Biden

298

Matt Yglesias on *One Billion Americans*: New Ideas to Revitalize the American Economy

299

Shruti Rajagopalan on the Past, Present, and Future of the Indian Economy

300

Roberto Perli on Average Inflation Targeting and Improving the Fed's Framework

301

Megan Greene and Eric Lonergan on Dual Interest Rates and the Prospects of Average Inflation Targeting

302

Thorvald Grung Moe on the Life of Marriner Eccles and His Lasting Macroeconomic Legacy

303

Carolyn Sissoko on the Collateral Supply Effect and Other Concerns in the Money Market

304

Robin Harding on Abenomics and the 'Japanification' of Monetary Policy

305

George Selgin on Average Inflation Targeting and *The Menace of Fiscal QE*

306

BONUS: Employ America's Webcast Panel on the Federal Reserve's Updated Framework and Its Implications for Monetary Policy

307

Scott Lincicome on the China Shock, Trade Policy, and US Labor Markets

308

Jim Tankersley on the State of the Middle Class and How to Boost Economic Growth

309

Vincent Grossmann-Wirth on the ECB in a Post-COVID Economy

310

David Schleicher on the Municipal Trilemma and its Implications for the Current Crisis

311

Jon Sindreu on Global Financial Flows and the Balance of Trade

312

David Beckworth on Nominal GDP Targeting in the Wake of the COVID-19 Crisis

313

Bill Nelson on the Fed's Policy Tools in the Post-COVID Economy

314

Jens Van't Klooster on ECB Bond Purchasing and the Myth of Central Bank Neutrality

315

Matthew Klein on Global Trade, Inequality, and International Conflict

316

Stephen Kirchner on Australian Monetary Policy in the Wake of the Great Recession

317

Daniela Gabor on Financial Globalization, Capital Controls, and the Critical Macrofinance Framework

318

Darrell Duffie on Treasury Markets and the Post-COVID Path to Financial Stability

319

Peter Stella on the Fed's Off-Balance Sheet Transactions and Public Financing of the COVID-19 Crisis

320

Adam Tooze on Dollar Dominance, the Eurozone, and the Future of Global Finance

321

Alp Simsek on a Risk-Centric View of Demand, Recession, and Speculation

322

Thomas Hoenig on Bank Capitalization and Fed Policy after COVID-19

323

Scott Sumner on the Government's Response to COVID-19 and the Future of Level Targeting

324

Lev Menand on the Fed's Lending Facilities and the Legal Concerns Surrounding Them

325

Martin Hellwig on the Recent German Constitutional Court Ruling and Its Potential Eurozone Implications

326

Nathan Tankus on Public Finance in the COVID-19 Crisis: A Consolidated Budget Balance View and its Implications for Policy

327

Anat Admati on the Perils of Corporate Debt and How COVID-19 Relief Efforts Have Gone Wrong

328

Kathryn Judge on the CARES Act and the Political Implications of Relief Efforts

329

Jesus Fernandez-Villaverde on Central Bank Digital Currency and the Current Economic Responses to COVID-19

330

George Selgin on the Fed-Treasury Relationship, New Lending Facilities, and the Fed's Evolving Role in Response to COVID-19

331

Mehrsa Baradaran on How COVID-19 is Exposing Existing Societal Wealth Gaps and Financial Access Challenges

332

Nicholas Bloom on Economic Impacts of COVID-19 in the Short-run and Long-run

333

Brad Setser on Addressing the Global Dollar Shortage and COVID-19's Implications for Worldwide Trade Imbalances

334

Alex Tabarrok on COVID-19 Response Efforts, Proposals for Continued Recovery, and Lessons for the Future

335

Ashoka Mody on COVID-19's Impacts on Global Trade, Credit Markets and the Broader Eurozone

336

Peter Conti-Brown on the CARES Act and the Expanding Fed-Treasury Relationship in Response to COVID-19

337

Skanda Amarnath, Yakov Feygin, and Elizabeth Pancotti on Municipal Bond Market Intervention and the CARES Act as Responses to COVID-19

338

Jim Bianco on Policy Responses to the Coronavirus: Details, Implications, and Concerns Moving Forward

339

Robin Brooks on COVID-19's Impact on Emerging Markets and the Domestic Policy Response to the Crisis

340

Stan Veuger on Helping Businesses Survive in the Post-Coronavirus Economy

341

Claudia Sahm on Direct Payments to Individuals and Other Policy Responses to the COVID-19 Crisis

342

James Sweeney on the Money View Framework and COVID-19's Implications for the Macro Economy

343

Megan Greene on How to Use Monetary and Fiscal Policy to Fight the Coronavirus Crisis

344

Ben Moll on the Basics of HANK Models and How They Can Be Applied to Policymaking

345

Scott Sumner on How Central Banks Should Respond to the Coronavirus Threat

346

Paul Schmelzing on the 'Suprasecular' Decline of Global Real Interest Rates

347

Ernie Tedeschi on Output Gaps, Labor Markets, and the State of the Economy

348

Brent Skorup on Autonomous Vehicles, Flying Cars, and Airspace as a Scarce Resource

349

Marc Lavoie on Canadian Central Bank Policy, Real-time Payments, and the Post-Keynesian Tradition

350

Joseph Gagnon on Central Banks' Ability to Fight the Next Recession

351

Macro Musings Producers' Special – A Recap of 2019 and a Glimpse into the Future

352

Eric Sims on New Keynesian Modelling and the Future of Macroeconomics in a Low Interest Rate Environment

353

Peter Conti-Brown on *Restoring the Promise of Federal Reserve Governance*

354

Josh Galper on the Current State of Repo Markets, Key Bottlenecks, and a Balanced Proposal to Restore Stability

355

George Selgin on Repo Market Stress, Fed Balance Sheet Volatility, and a Standing Repo Facility

356

RE-AIR: Robert Samuelson on Paul Volcker and the Great Inflation

357

Jim Bianco on Negative Interest Rates, Low Inflation, and Yield Curve Expansion

358

Claudia Sahm on the Sahm Rule and Using Big Data to Inform Policymaking

359

Carola Binder on Political Pressure and the Twin Deficits of Central Banking

360

Binyamin Appelbaum on *The Economists' Hour: False Prophets, Free Markets, and the Fracture of Society*

361

George Selgin on the Past, Present, and Future of a Real-time Payments System

362

Henry Curr on Inflation, the Phillips Curve, and A New Monetarism

363

Diego Zuluaga on Libra, Real-time Payments, and the Legacy of the Community Reinvestment Act

364

Frances Coppola on the Macroeconomics of Helicopter Drops

365

David Beckworth on the Facts, Fears, and Functionality of NGDP Level Targeting

366

Srinivas Thiruvadanthai on the Sectoral Financial Balance Approach to Macroeconomics

367

Bill Nelson on the Repo Market Stress, the Fed's Operating System, and the Prospects for a Standing Repo Facility

368

Jim Dorn on the History of Monetary Policy in Washington D.C. and its Future

369

Gregg Gelzinis on Reforming FSOC and How to Limit Future Financial Crises

370

Soumaya Keynes on Trade, Dollar Dominance, and the Highlights of Jackson Hole

371

Alex Tabarrok on the Elements of Economic Growth and the Decline of Dynamism

372

Judge Glock on the Riefler-Keynes Doctrine and Monetary Policy During the Great Depression

373

Thomas Hoenig on the Federal Reserve and the State of Banking in the US

374

Chris Crowe on Hedge Fund Perspectives and the Economic Implications of Brexit

375

Aaron Klein on Real-time Payments and Financial Regulation

376

Bonus Episode – Watch Party for the Fed's Historic Interest Rate Cut

377

Evan Koenig on the Fed's Review Period, Monetary Regimes, and Yield Curves

378

Ulrich Bindseil on Central Bank Operating Systems

379

Tyler Cowen on the Culture of Big Business in the United States

380

Joe Gagnon on Currency Manipulation, Trade Imbalances, and Libra

381

Heather Boushey on Income Inequality and Automatic Stabilizers

382

Jeffry Frieden on the Rise of Populism, Labor Mobility, and the Eurozone

383

Salim Furth on Land Use Regulations, the Rise of NIMBYism, and Options for Reform

384

Sam Bell and Skanda Amarnath on Gross Labor Income Targeting

385

Daniel Griswold on the USMCA, Tariffs, and the US Trade War

386

Mike Bird on Japanese Monetary Policy, Yield Curve Control, and the US-China Trade War

387

Robert Samuelson on the Great Inflation, Its History and Its Legacy

388

Dylan Matthews on Nine Ways to Prevent Future Recessions

389

Robert Graboyes on Monetary History of Small Coins

390

David Andolfatto on a Standing Repo Facility, Safe Asset Shortage, and the Fed's Low Inflation Problem

391

Alexandra Scaggs on Bond Markets, the Treasury Yield Curve, and MMT

392

Andrew Park on the Implications of Collateralized Loan Obligations

393

Eric Lonergan on Helicopter Drops and How to Improve Monetary Policy

394

Yair Listokin on the Convergence of Law and Macroeconomics

395

Bryan Cutsinger on Seigniorage and the Monetary Economics of the Civil War

396

Paul Tucker on Central Bank Independence and *Unelected Power*

397

James Broughel on the Social Discount Rate

398

Ryan Avent on Hyperinflation and the Fed's New Dovish Direction

399

146 – Michael Strain on the Current State of the Economy, the Green New Deal, and Populism on the Left and Right

400

145 – George Selgin on *Floored!*

401

144 – Peter Stella on Debt, Safe Assets, and Central Bank Operations

402

143 – Rohan Grey on Digital Currency, Privacy, and Modern Monetary Theory

403

142 – Donald Kohn on Fed Policy from the 1970s to Today

404

RE-AIR - Kevin Erdmann on Housing Shortages and Their Role in the Great Recession

405

141 – Christine McDaniel on Trade, China, and Intellectual Property

406

140 – Craig Torres on Fed Transparency, Automation, and the Bear Stearns Bailout

407

139 – Julia Coronado on Inflation, Fed Rate Hikes, and Recent Economic Developments

408

BONUS - Brian Goff on Sports Economics

409

138 – Felix Salmon on Charitable Giving and Sovereign Debt

410

137 – Matt Mitchell on Rent-Seeking and Public Choice

411

136 – Josh Galper on LIBOR, Overnight Lending, and the Lehman Brothers Collapse

412

135 – Victoria Guida on Financial Regulation, Jay Powell, and Recent Fed Appointments

413

134 – Neil Irwin on the Invisible Recession, Monetary Regimes, and the Current Issues Facing the Fed

414

133 – Adam Ozimek on Population Growth, Declining Business Dynamism and Fed Policy

415

132 – Scott Sumner on the Lessons Learned for Monetary Policy, Ten Years Later after the Crisis

416

131 – Mike Derby on Recent Economic Trends, Normalizing Monetary Policy and More

417

130 – Don Boudreaux on Free Trade, Protectionism, and the China Shock

418

129 – Nick Bunker on the Economic Recovery, Unemployment Measurement, and the U.S. Labor Market

419

128 – Robert Kaplan on the FOMC, the Dallas Fed, and Lessons from the Great Recession

420

127 – Jared Bernstein on Fiscal Reform, Trade, and the Financial Crisis

421

126 – Will Luther on Cash, "Supernotes," and Cryptocurrencies

422

125 – Sam Hammond on Co-Determination, Corporate Governance, and the Accountable Capitalism Act

423

124 – Brad Setser on Global Economic Imbalances and the Fed's Role as a Monetary Superpower

424

123 – Adam Posen on Trade, Inflation Targeting, and Central Bank Independence

425

122 – Sebastian Edwards on FDR, Gold, and the Great Depression

426

121 – Tim Duy on the Yield Curve, Inflation Targeting, and the Federal Reserve under Jay Powell

427

120 - Josh Hendrickson on Using Monetary Policy as a Jobs Guarantee

428

119 - Tim Lee on Technological Innovation, Productivity, and Economic Growth

429

118 - Kevin Erdmann on Housing Shortages and a New Understanding of the Great Recession

430

117 - Morgan Ricks on the Features and Advantages of Federal Reserve Bank Accounts

431

116 - Ashoka Mody on the Origins of the Euro and the Euro Crisis

432

115 - Monica de Bolle on the Economic Challenges Facing Argentina and Venezuela

433

114 - Mark Copelovitch on the Political Economy of the Global Recession and the Eurozone Crisis

434

113 – Dan Griswold on the Benefits and Myths of Immigration

435

112 – Larry Ball on the Lehman Brothers Collapse and Its Role in the Great Recession

436

111 - Nick Timiraos on the History and Economics of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

437

110 - Brian Blackstone on the ECB and the Swiss Referendum on Sovereign Money

438

109 - Christine McDaniel on International Trade and Intellectual Property

439

108 - Sam Hammond on Welfare Reform and Social Insurance

440

107 - Michael Darda on Inflation, Market Monetarism, and Fed Policy

441

106 – Razeen Sally on Protectionism, International Trade, and China

442

105 – David Andolfatto on Inflation and the Phillips Curve

443

104 - Jim Hamilton on Econometrics, Energy Markets, and Low Interest Rates

444

103 - Daniela Gabor on Safe Assets and Shadow Banking

445

102 – Morgan Ricks on *Money as Infrastructure* and Bank Regulations

446

101 – Ioana Marinescu on Universal Basic Income

447

100 – Ryan Avent, Cardiff Garcia, and Heather Long on Lessons from the Great Recession

448

99 – Edward Nelson on Money, its Role within Monetary Policy, and the Monetarist Legacy

449

[Rebroadcast] Daniel Griswold on the Basics of Trade

450

98 - Noah Smith on Immigration Economics

451

97 - Kevin Hassett on Growth, Technological Change, and the Trump Administration's Economic Policies

452

96 – Brink Lindsey and Steven Teles on Rent-Seeking and the Twin Melees Afflicting the U.S. Economy

453

95 – George Selgin on Fed Floors, Corridors, and Interest on Excess Reserves

454

94 - Mike Konczal on Expanding the Fed's Monetary Toolkit

455

93 – Neel Kashkari and Ron Feldman on the Minneapolis Plan and Monetary Policy Reform

456

92 - Ángel Ubide on Getting Central Banks Out of Their Comfort Zones

457

91 - Jesse Eisinger on the Financial Crisis and the Department of Justice

458

90 – Sarah Binder and Mark Spindel on Fed History and the Myth of Its Independence

459

89 – Mike Bird on the Eurozone, Abenomics, and the Fed Balance Sheet

460

BONUS: The Macroeconomics of Star Wars and Star Trek

461

BONUS: Laura Birg and Anna Goeddeke on Christmas Economics

462

88 – Ricardo Caballero on the Safe Asset Conundrum

463

87 - Stephen Williamson on New Monetarism and Neo-Fisherism

464

86 - William A. Barnett on Divisia Aggregates and Measuring Money in the Economy

465

85 – Caroline Baum on Treasury Yield Curves and the Debt Ceiling

466

84 - Nick Bloom on Economic Uncertainty and the Productivity Slowdown

467

83 - Jeffrey Rogers Hummel on Myths about the Fed and Interest Rates

468

82 - Doug Irwin on the History of US Trade Policy

469

81 – Norbert Michel on Smarter Financial Regulation

470

80 – Karl Smith on Market Power, the Great Variation, and Choices for Fed Chair

471

79 - Binyamin Appelbaum on Covering the Fed and Monetary Policy in the Trump Era

472

78 - Olivier Blanchard on the State of Macroeconomics

473

77 - JW Mason on Economic Recovery and Potential GDP

474

76 – Caroline Freund on the Decline in Global Trade and Trump's Trade Policy

475

75 - Larry Summers on Secular Stagnation, Fiscal Policy, and Fed Policy

476

74 - Eric Hilt on Debates in Economic History and the Cliometric Revolution

477

73 - JW Verret on Rules-Based Monetary Policy and the CHOICE Act

478

72 – Adam Millsap on Regional Business Cycles, State Fiscal Health, and Labor Mobility

479

71 – Betsey Stevenson on Challenges in the U.S. Labor Market

480

70 - Greg Mankiw on Macroeconomists as Scientists and Engineers

481

69 – Edward Harrison on the Political Economy of the Eurozone

482

68 - Scott Sumner on Fed Performance since the Great Recession

483

67 – Lisa Cook on Households in the Great Recession, Economic Growth in Africa, & Patents

484

66 - Ryan Cooper on Economic Anxiety, Populism, and Population Growth

485

65 - Stephen Miller on Financial Crises, Capital Requirements, and the US Banking System

486

64 - Ricardo Reis Defends Macroeconomics

487

63 - Matt Yglesias on the Politics of Fed Policy

488

62 – Mandel and Swanson on *The Coming Productivity Boom*

489

61 - Steve Horwitz on Monetary Disequilibrium and Austrian Business Cycle Theory

490

60 – Matt Klein on Greece, Optimal Currency Areas, and Safe Assets

491

59 - Jay Shambaugh on the Macroeconomic Trilemma ("The Impossible Trinity")

492

58 – David Schleicher on Local and State Regulation and Declining Mobility

493

57 – Paul Krugman on Liquidity Traps, the Great Recession, and Isaac Asimov

494

56 – Ethan Ilzetzki on the U.S. Dollar as an Anchor Currency

495

55 – Daniel Griswold on the Basics of Trade

496

54 – Josh Zumbrun on Challenges and Angst Facing the Economics Profession

497

53 – James Bullard on Life as a Fed Bank President and Monetary Policy in 2017

498

52 – Tyler Cowen on Complacency, Immobility, and Stagnation

499

51 – George Selgin on Reforming Open Market Operations and Normalizing Fed Policy

500

50 - Steve Hanke on Hyperinflations

501

49 - Jeffrey Frankel on Recession-Dating, the Plaza Accords, and Globalization

502

48 - Jason Furman on Fiscal Stimulus, the Platinum Coin, and Male Labor Force Participation

503

47 – Larry White on India's Demonetization and Austrian Macroeconomics

504

46 – Tim Duy on the Art of Fed Watching and the Future of U.S. Monetary Policy

505

45 – Hester Peirce on *Reframing Financial Regulation*

506

44 - Sebastian Mallaby on Alan Greenspan's Legacy

507

43 – Eswar Prasad on Chinese Monetary Policy – Past and Present

508

42 – Jesus Fernandez-Villaverde on European Economic History and Macroeconomic Modeling

509

41 - Gauti Eggertsson on the Zero-Lower Bound and Liquidity Traps

510

40 - Anat Admati on Debt, Equity, and Financial Instability

511

39 - Allan Meltzer on the Monetarist Counterrevolution and Economic Reforms

512

38 - Ylan Mui on the Fed Beat and Trumponomics

513

37 - Laura Birg and Anna Goeddeke on Christmas Economics

514

36 - The Macroeconomics of Star Wars and Star Trek

515

35 - Peter Conti-Brown on *The Power and Independence of the Federal Reserve*

516

34 – JP Koning on Goldbugs, African Monetary History, and Fedcoin

517

33 - Mark Calabria on Housing Policy and the Behavioral Case for Monetary Rules

518

32 - Roger Farmer on the Natural Rate of Unemployment Hypothesis and Prosperity for All

519

31 – Mark Koyama on the Macroeconomics of Ancient Rome

520

30 - Rudi Bachmann on German Macroeconomics, Walter Eucken, and Ordoliberalism

521

29 - Narayana Kocherlakota on the FOMC, the 2008 Crisis, and Monetary Rules

522

28 - Izabella Kaminska on Blockchain Technology and the Economics of Star Trek

523

27 - Claudio Borio on Financial Stability, the Triffin Dilemma, and International Monetary Policy

524

26 – Andy Levin on Federal Reserve Reform

525

25 - Morgan Ricks on *The Money Problem,* Financial Regulation, and Shadow Banking

526

24 - Ryan Avent on *The Wealth of Humans,* Job Automation, and Globalization

527

23 - Michael Bordo on Anna Schwartz, Financial Crises, and Life as a Monetary Historian

528

22 - Peter Ireland on the Chicago School, Federal Reserve Policy Targets, and Monetary Aggregates

529

21 – Hugh Rockoff on Optimal Currency Areas, "Yellowbacks," and Free Banking

530

20 - Douglas Irwin on Free Trade, the Gold Standard, and American Economic History

531

19 - Nick Rowe on Monetary Basics, Milton Friedman's Thermostat, and More

532

18 - Jason Taylor on the Great Depression, World War II, and "The Big Push"

533

17 - Brad DeLong on Hamiltonian Political Economy and American Economic History

534

16 - David Andolfatto on Life at the Fed, Equity-Based Finance, and the Blockchain

535

15 - Robert Hall on GDP Measurement and the Long Slump

536

14 - Mark Thoma on Fiscal Policy, Econometrics, and Political Business Cycles

537

13 - Joseph Gagnon on Quantitative Easing in the United States and Abroad

538

12 - Will Luther on Bitcoin, Vodka, and the Emergence of Money

539

11 - Robert Hetzel on Milton Friedman, the Monetarist-Keynesian Debate, and the 2008 Crisis

540

10 - Lars Christensen on the Eurozone Crisis and International Monetary Policy

541

09 - Josh Hendrickson on Measuring Money in the Economy

542

08 - Greg Ip on Risks, Financial Disasters, and Helicopter Money

543

07 - George Selgin on the Productivity Norm, Deflation, and Monetary History

544

06 - Ramesh Ponnuru on the Politics of Monetary Policy

545

05 - Miles Kimball on Negative Interest Rates, Equity Requirements, and Schools of Thought in Macro

546

04 - Cardiff Garcia on Economics Journalism, Safe Assets, and Inflation

547

03 - John Cochrane on Finance, the Fiscal Theory of the Price Level, and Blogging

548

02 - John Taylor on the Taylor Rule, the 2008 Crisis, and Fed Reform

549

01 - Scott Sumner on *The Midas Paradox*, the Fed, and More