Macro Musings with David Beckworth

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Hosted by David Beckworth of the Mercatus Center, Macro Musings pulls back the curtain on the important macroeconomic issues of the past, present, and future.

Episode Date
Dan Katz and Stephen Miran on Reforming the Federal Reserve’s Governance
May 06, 2024
BONUS: Richard Clarida on His Musical Interests and *Time No Changes*
May 01, 2024
Richard Clarida on FAIT, R-Star, and the Future of the Fed’s Framework
Apr 29, 2024
Saleha Mohsin on *Paper Soldiers: How the Weaponization of the Dollar Changed the World Order*
Apr 22, 2024
Josh Hendrickson on the Treasury Standard and Global Dollar Dominance
Apr 15, 2024
Julia Coronado on Productivity, Commercial Real Estate, and the Fed’s Soft Landing
Apr 08, 2024
Isabel Schnabel on the ECB and its New Operational Framework
Apr 01, 2024
Andrew Levin and Christina Parajon Skinner on *Central Bank Undersight: Assessing the Fed’s Accountability to Congress*
Mar 25, 2024
Anat Admati on the US Banking System and the Basel III Endgame
Mar 18, 2024
Steven Kamin and Mark Sobel on the Current State of Dollar Dominance
Mar 11, 2024
Peter Williams on Interest Rates, Term Premium, and the Importance of Inflation Expectations
Mar 04, 2024
Bill Nelson on the Using the Discount Window for Liquidity Requirements and Its Implications for the Fed’s Balance Sheet
Feb 26, 2024
Eric Leeper on *A Fiscal Accounting of COVID Inflation*
Feb 19, 2024
Jeffrey Lacker on Governance at the Federal Reserve
Feb 12, 2024
Mark Koyama on *How the World Became Rich: The Historical Origins of Economic Growth*
Feb 05, 2024
Gauti Eggertsson on the Post-Pandemic Inflation Surge and its Implications for Monetary Policy
Jan 29, 2024
Jonathon Hazell on Phillips Curves, Wage Rigidity, and How to Measure R-Star
Jan 22, 2024
Skanda Amarnath and Preston Mui on the Tribal Transitory Debate and the Future of the Fed’s Framework
Jan 15, 2024
Claudio Borio on the Future of Central Bank Operating Systems
Jan 08, 2024
Colby Smith, Steven Kelly, and Gerard DiPippo on the Highlights of 2023 and Looking Ahead to the Future
Jan 01, 2024
Tyler Cowen on the Greatest Economist of All Time and Other Macro Awards
Dec 25, 2023
Nicolas Cachanosky on Dollarization in Argentina
Dec 18, 2023
Charlie Evans on the Past, Present, and Future of U.S. Monetary Policy
Dec 11, 2023
Matteo Maggiori and Jesse Schreger on Geoeconomics and its Policy Implications
Dec 04, 2023
Matthew Raskin on Treasury Market Stability, Interest Rates, and the Fed’s Balance Sheet
Nov 27, 2023
David Papell on the History, Motivations, and Current Applications of Monetary Policy Rules
Nov 20, 2023
Rachel Siegel on the Fed, Commercial Real Estate, and the Economics of the 2024 Election
Nov 13, 2023
Will Bateman on the History and Evolving Nature of the Fiscal Fed
Nov 06, 2023
PJ Glandon on the State of Macroeconomics: Research and Pedagogy
Oct 30, 2023
Ed Nelson on the Life, Work, and Legacy of Bennett McCallum
Oct 23, 2023
Sam Hammond on AI, Techno-Feudalism, and the Future of the State
Oct 16, 2023
Marc Goldwein on the US Government Budget: Structure, Challenges, and Reform Strategies
Oct 09, 2023
Lev Menand and Josh Younger on *Money and the Public Debt: Treasury Market Liquidity as a Legal Phenomenon*
Oct 02, 2023
Thomas Hoenig on Public Debt Sustainability and the Current State of the US Banking System
Sep 25, 2023
Robert McCauley on Bond Market Crises and the International Lender of Last Resort
Sep 18, 2023
Joe Gagnon on Inflation Progress and the Path Ahead: Breaking Down Jerome Powell’s Jackson Hole Speech
Sep 11, 2023
Nicholas Anthony on the Current Prospects and Legislative Developments Surrounding CBDC
Sep 04, 2023
John Coates on *The Problem of Twelve: When a Few Financial Institutions Control Everything*
Aug 28, 2023
Zac Gross on the Past, Present, and Future of Australian Monetary Policy
Aug 21, 2023
Larry White on Gold, Fiat, and Bitcoin: Determining the Ideal Monetary Standard
Aug 14, 2023
Ricardo Reis on the Macroeconomics of Financial Crises and the Recent Inflation Surge
Aug 07, 2023
Macro Lit Review 4: Highlights from Mid-2023 with George Selgin
Jul 31, 2023
Bryan Cutsinger and Louis Rouanet on the Politics and Dynamics of Hyperinflation in Revolutionary France
Jul 24, 2023
Jesus Fernandez-Villaverde on Demographic Trends, Recent Macroeconomic Developments, and AI’s Implications for Economic Growth
Jul 17, 2023
Chris Conlon on the Post-COVID Inflation Surge and the Greedflation Narrative
Jul 10, 2023
Tim Lee on the Present and Future of AI and its Implications for Policy
Jul 03, 2023
Steven Kamin on the Global Influence of Fed Policy and the U.S. Dollar
Jun 26, 2023
Chris Hughes on the Legacy of Arthur Burns and its Implications for Macro Policy Today
Jun 19, 2023
Peter Stella on the Quasi-Fiscal Implications of Central Bank Crisis Intervention
Jun 12, 2023
Christina Skinner on Central Bank Digital Currency as New Public Money
Jun 05, 2023
Gianluca Benigno on the Basics and Policy Functionality of R** and the Dollar’s Imperial Circle
May 29, 2023
Dan McDowell on *Bucking the Buck: US Financial Sanctions and the International Backlash Against the Dollar*
May 22, 2023
Jeanna Smialek on *Limitless: The Federal Reserve Takes on a New Age of Crisis*
May 15, 2023
Nathan Tankus on the Future of MMT and How to Avoid U.S. Debt Default
May 08, 2023
Brian Sack on the Fed’s Balance Sheet and How to Improve the Floor Operating System
May 01, 2023
Mark Calabria on *Shelter From the Storm: How a COVID Mortgage Meltdown Was Averted*
Apr 24, 2023
BONUS: George Hall on Financing World War II and Managing Post-War Debt
Apr 19, 2023
George Hall on the History of the U.S. National Debt and Government Financing
Apr 17, 2023
Bill Nelson on the Fed’s Discount Window Lending, the Overnight Reverse Repo Facility, and the Shifting Size of the Fed’s Balance Sheet
Apr 10, 2023
Kate Judge and Peter Conti-Brown on the Lessons Learned from the 2023 Banking Panic
Apr 03, 2023
Brian Riedl on the Current and Future Outlook for US Public Finance and Budget Reform
Mar 27, 2023
Steven Kelly on the Silicon Valley Bank Collapse and Its Implications for Financial Policy
Mar 20, 2023
Derek Tang on the Present and Future Landscape for Fed Policy and Politics
Mar 13, 2023
Joey Politano on Fed Policy, Inflation, and the Current State of the US Economy
Mar 06, 2023
Peter Conti-Brown on the Legal and Regulatory Issues Facing the Fed and Financial Markets
Feb 27, 2023
David Wilcox on the Debt Ceiling Crisis and the Crippling Costs of Default
Feb 20, 2023
Julie Hill on the History and Recent Developments of Fed Master Accounts
Feb 13, 2023
Macro Lit Review 3: Highlights from Early 2023 with George Selgin
Feb 06, 2023
Michael Strain on Averting the Looming Debt Ceiling Disaster
Jan 30, 2023
John Roberts on Macroeconomic Modeling at the Fed, Makeup Policy, and the Future of FAIT
Jan 23, 2023
Paul Tucker on *Global Discord: Values and Power in a Fractured World Order*
Jan 16, 2023
Victoria Guida on Developments at the Federal Reserve and in Financial Regulation
Jan 09, 2023
Martin Chorzempa on China’s Cashless Revolution and the Rise of Super Apps
Jan 02, 2023
Heather Long, Ryan Avent, and Cardiff Garcia on Pandemic Reflections and Economic Predictions for the Future
Dec 26, 2022
Tomas Hirst on the State of ECB Policy and the Eurozone Economy
Dec 19, 2022
Joe Gagnon on *25 Years of Excess Unemployment* and the Phillips Curve Debate
Dec 12, 2022
BONUS: Noah Smith on the State of Macroeconomics
Dec 07, 2022
Noah Smith on the Future of the Chinese Economy and the Climate of Social Change in the US
Dec 05, 2022
Hugh Rockoff on Optimal Currency Areas, “Yellowbacks,” and Free Banking
Nov 28, 2022
Patrick Horan and David Beckworth on *The Fate of FAIT* and the Future of the Fed’s Monetary Framework
Nov 21, 2022
Ethan Ilzetzki on the International Implications of Fed Policy, Business Cycle Theory, and the UK Crisis
Nov 14, 2022
Megan Greene on the UK’s Recent Market Turmoil and What it Means for the Future of the Global Economy
Nov 07, 2022
Yesha Yadav on Treasury Market Turmoil and Potential Solutions for Reform
Oct 31, 2022
Peter Ganong on the Dynamism and Resiliency of the US Economy
Oct 24, 2022
Bill Nelson on How Bank Examiner Preferences are Obstructing Monetary Policy
Oct 17, 2022
BONUS: George Selgin on *False Dawn: The New Deal and the Promise of Recovery*
Oct 12, 2022
Macro Lit Review 2: Highlights from Late 2022 with George Selgin
Oct 10, 2022
Bill English on the Effectiveness of QE and the Consequences of Fed Losses
Oct 03, 2022
Andrew Levin on the Costs and Benefits of QE4 and the Future of the Fed’s Balance Sheet
Sep 26, 2022
Steven Kelly on Crises, Stability, and the Fed’s Role in Financial Markets
Sep 19, 2022
Scott Sumner on Alternative Approaches to Monetary Policy
Sep 12, 2022
Hanno Lustig on Fiscal Dominance, Inflation, and the Effects of Long-term Interest Rate Decline
Sep 05, 2022
Joshua Younger on the Treasury Market: Structure, Stressors, and Potential Reforms
Aug 29, 2022
Carola Binder on the Importance of Inflation Expectations and How Policymakers Should Respond
Aug 22, 2022
Jeffrey Lacker on the Past, Present, and Future of Federal Reserve Policy
Aug 15, 2022
BONUS: Gerard DiPippo on China’s Attempts to Infiltrate the Fed
Aug 10, 2022
Gerard DiPippo on the Russia Sanctions, Demographic Decline, and the Future of the Global Monetary System
Aug 08, 2022
Tom Graff on the July FOMC Meeting and the Recession Debate
Aug 01, 2022
Ellen Meade on Transparency, Independence, and Lessons for the Fed’s Next Framework Review
Jul 25, 2022
Randal Quarles on Inflation, Balance Sheet Reduction, Financial Stability, and the Future of the Fed
Jul 18, 2022
Kathy Jones on the Current Economic Slowdown, Quantitative Tightening, and the Fed’s New Framework
Jul 11, 2022
Michael Dooley on the International Monetary System and Future of Global Dollar Dominance
Jul 04, 2022
Brian Knight on the Politicization of Finance
Jun 27, 2022
Lev Menand on *The Fed Unbound: Central Banking in a Time of Crisis*
Jun 20, 2022
Macro Lit Review 1: Highlights from Mid-2022 with George Selgin
Jun 13, 2022
Christine McDaniel on the Russia Sanctions and Their Impact on Globalization and the Russian Economy
Jun 06, 2022
Manmohan Singh on the Role and Structure of Stablecoins and the Impact of Collateral in the Financial System
May 30, 2022
Bill Nelson on How the Fed Fell Behind the Curve
May 23, 2022
Josh Hendrickson on Economic Growth, National Defense, and US Monetary Policy
May 16, 2022
Peter Ireland on the Fed’s Pandemic Performance and the Path Forward for Monetary Policy
May 09, 2022
Jens van 't Klooster on Recent ECB Policy: A Paradigm Shift Without Legislative Change
May 02, 2022
Colin Grabow on Current Trends in US Trade Policy and the Adverse Impact of the Jones Act
Apr 25, 2022
Nick Timiraos on Jerome Powell’s Tenure as Fed Chair
Apr 18, 2022
Joey Politano on Recent Inflationary Trends and the Future Outlook for Monetary Policy
Apr 11, 2022
Eric Leeper on the Interactions of Fiscal and Monetary Policy
Apr 04, 2022
Alex Nowrasteh on Population Growth, Immigration, and the Economic Implications for the US
Mar 28, 2022
Kaleb Nygaard on the Governance of the Federal Reserve System
Mar 21, 2022
Bill Nelson on the Fed’s Operating System, Standing Repo Facility Stigma, and the Future of the Central Bank’s Balance Sheet
Mar 14, 2022
Matthew Klein on the Economic Fallout from the Russia-Ukraine War
Mar 07, 2022
Emily Hamilton on the Current State of the U.S. Housing Market and Solutions for Reform
Feb 28, 2022
Will Diamond on Safe Assets, Risk-Free Rates, and Convenience Yields and their Implications for Policy
Feb 21, 2022
Amanda Rose on the Mission, Governance, and Politics of the SEC and Its Major Challenges Moving Forward
Feb 14, 2022
Dan Alpert on Current Trends and Tensions in the US Economy
Feb 07, 2022
Lubos Pastor and Elisabeth Kempf on *Fifty Shades of QE* and the Implications of QE Research
Jan 31, 2022
BONUS: George Selgin on the Fed Taper and Shrinking the Fed’s Balance Sheet
Jan 26, 2022
George Selgin on the Future of CBDC, Fed Accounts, and Stablecoins
Jan 24, 2022
Henry Curr on the Myths and Uncomfortable Truths about QE
Jan 17, 2022
Lorie Logan on Monetary Policy Operations, the Fed’s New Standing Repo Facility, and the Future of the Fed’s Balance Sheet
Jan 10, 2022
Paul Krugman on the Year of Inflation Infamy
Jan 03, 2022
David Beckworth on the Safe Asset Theory of Inflation, Comparing Central Bank Frameworks, and a Year of Macro Musings in Review
Dec 27, 2021
Talmon Smith on the Great Inflation Surge of 2021
Dec 20, 2021
Yesha Yadav on the Fragilities in the Treasury Market and Solutions for Reform
Dec 13, 2021
Carola Binder and Christina Parajon Skinner on Populism and Legitimacy at the Federal Reserve
Dec 06, 2021
Matthew Klein on Recent Inflationary Trends and What to Expect in the Future
Nov 29, 2021
Markus Brunnermeier on *The Resilient Society*
Nov 22, 2021
Ajmal Ahmady on the Afghan Economy and the Challenges Facing the Nation’s Future
Nov 15, 2021
Peter Stella on the Fiscal Theory of the Price Level
Nov 08, 2021
Robert Orr on Supply Side Bottlenecks in the US Healthcare System and Solutions for Reform
Nov 01, 2021
George Selgin on Bitcoin and the Future of CBDCs
Oct 25, 2021
Peter Conti-Brown on the Fed Trading Scandal, the Fed Chair Nomination Process, and Central Bank Governance
Oct 18, 2021
Scott Sumner on The Money Illusion
Oct 11, 2021
Chris Russo on the 2021 Debt Limit Fight, Its Potential Impacts, and Solutions for Reform
Oct 04, 2021
Hanno Lustig on Dollar Dominance, Dollar Safety, and the Global Financial Cycle
Sep 27, 2021
Megan Greene on the Future of CBDC and How Central Banks Should Respond to Climate Change
Sep 20, 2021
Joseph Wang on the Fed’s Impact on Money Markets
Sep 13, 2021
Philippa Sigl-Glöckner on the Debt Brake, German Fiscal Policy, and Full Capacity Utilization
Sep 06, 2021
Jennifer Murtazashvili on Recent Developments in Afghanistan and Lessons for State Capacity Building
Aug 30, 2021
Bill Nelson on the Growth of the Federal Reserve
Aug 23, 2021
Arthur Turrell on Economic Data, Modeling, and the Future of Nuclear Energy
Aug 16, 2021
Kate Judge and Anil Kashyap on How to Improve US Financial Stability
Aug 09, 2021
Larry White on Stablecoins, Money Market Funds, and the History of Free Banking
Aug 02, 2021
Jerusalem Demsas on Problems in the US Housing Market and How to Fix Them
Jul 26, 2021
Scott Sumner on What Milton Friedman Would Think of Monetary Policy Today
Jul 19, 2021
Skanda Amarnath on Maximum Employment, Inflation, and the Fed’s New Framework
Jul 12, 2021
Agustin Carstens on Central Banking in Emerging Markets, the Distributional Footprint of Monetary Policy, and Central Bank Digital Currency
Jul 05, 2021
Jason Furman on Overheating, Inflation, and Fiscal Policy in an Era of Low Interest Rates
Jun 28, 2021
Steffen Murau on the Eurozone, International Monetary Architecture, and the Future of the Dollar Zone
Jun 21, 2021
Daniel Smith and Alexander Salter on *Money and the Rule of Law: Generality and Predictability in Monetary Institutions*
Jun 14, 2021
David Andolfatto on a Standing Repo Facility, the Future of CBDC, and Plumbing Issues in Monetary Policy
Jun 07, 2021
Mark Carney on *Value(s): Building a Better World for All*
May 31, 2021
George Selgin on Inflation, Fintechs, and Broadening Access to Fed Master Accounts
May 24, 2021
Adam Posen on *The Price of Nostalgia: America's Self-Defeating Economic Retreat*
May 17, 2021
Judge Glock on The Origins of the US Mortgage Market and Its Evolution to the Present Day
May 10, 2021
Christina Parajon Skinner on Central Bank Activism
May 03, 2021
Robert McCauley on the Global Domain of the Dollar and Threats to Its Dominance
Apr 26, 2021
Antonio Fatás on Hysteresis and the Business Cycle
Apr 19, 2021
Matteo Maggiori on the Global Capital Allocation Project, Exorbitant Privilege, and Dollar Runs
Apr 12, 2021
Scott Skyrm on the Dynamics of the Repo Market in 2021
Apr 05, 2021
Ed Nelson on Milton Friedman’s Legacy, the Quantity Theory of Money, and His Vision for a Money Supply Growth Rule
Mar 29, 2021
Dan Awrey on *Unbundling Banking, Payments and Money*
Mar 22, 2021
Chris Russo on Existing Fed-Treasury Tensions and Potential Solutions for Fixing Them
Mar 15, 2021
Saule Omarova on Emergency Fiscal Facilities and the Missing Architecture of Government Finance
Mar 08, 2021
Pat Parkinson on the 2020 Treasury Market Meltdown and How to Avoid a Potential Sequel
Mar 01, 2021
Kathy Bostjancic on Priorities for the Fed in 2021 and Beyond
Feb 22, 2021
Ricardo Reis on Central Bank Swap Lines, Fiscal Sustainability, and Outlooks for Inflation
Feb 15, 2021
Robert Kaplan on the Fed’s New Framework, Inflation, and the Post-COVID Economy
Feb 08, 2021
Daniel Griswold on US Demographic Decline and the Case for Expanding Immigration
Feb 01, 2021
Sam Bell on Fed Policy, Personnel, and Politics in 2021
Jan 25, 2021
Caleb Watney on *Cracks in the Great Stagnation* and How to Boost Economic Growth
Jan 18, 2021
Scott Sumner on the Princeton School of Macroeconomics and Overcoming Inflationary Fears
Jan 11, 2021
Josh Galper on Dealing with Climate Risk and Its Potential Impact on US Financial Markets
Jan 04, 2021
Macro Musings Producer Special – Recapping 2020 and Looking Ahead to the Future
Dec 28, 2020
Jeanna Smialek on the Year-End Review of 2020 Financial Markets, the Fed, and US Monetary Policy
Dec 21, 2020
Ethan Ilzetzki on Exchange Rate Volatility, the ECB’s Strategy Review, and the Future of the Euro
Dec 14, 2020
Governor Benjamin Diokno on BSP Policy and the Philippine Economy
Dec 07, 2020
Sam Hammond and Brink Lindsey on *Faster Growth, Fairer Growth: Policies for a High Road, High Performance Economy*
Nov 30, 2020
Bilal Hafeez on Inflation, Innovation, and Economic Recovery after COVID-19
Nov 23, 2020
Adam Ozimek on the Past, Present, and Future of Remote Work in the Face of COVID-19
Nov 16, 2020
Alan Cole on Monetary Policy for a Post-COVID Economy
Nov 09, 2020
David French on Political Polarization in America and Its Impact on the 2020 Elections
Nov 02, 2020
Michael Strain on the Differing Economic Policies of Trump vs. Biden
Oct 29, 2020
Matt Yglesias on *One Billion Americans*: New Ideas to Revitalize the American Economy
Oct 26, 2020
Shruti Rajagopalan on the Past, Present, and Future of the Indian Economy
Oct 19, 2020
Roberto Perli on Average Inflation Targeting and Improving the Fed’s Framework
Oct 12, 2020
Megan Greene and Eric Lonergan on Dual Interest Rates and the Prospects of Average Inflation Targeting
Oct 05, 2020
Thorvald Grung Moe on the Life of Marriner Eccles and His Lasting Macroeconomic Legacy
Sep 28, 2020
Carolyn Sissoko on the Collateral Supply Effect and Other Concerns in the Money Market
Sep 21, 2020
Robin Harding on Abenomics and the ‘Japanification’ of Monetary Policy
Sep 14, 2020
George Selgin on Average Inflation Targeting and *The Menace of Fiscal QE*
Sep 07, 2020
BONUS: Employ America’s Webcast Panel on the Federal Reserve’s Updated Framework and Its Implications for Monetary Policy
Sep 02, 2020
Scott Lincicome on the China Shock, Trade Policy, and US Labor Markets
Aug 31, 2020
Jim Tankersley on the State of the Middle Class and How to Boost Economic Growth
Aug 24, 2020
Vincent Grossmann-Wirth on the ECB in a Post-COVID Economy
Aug 17, 2020
David Schleicher on the Municipal Trilemma and its Implications for the Current Crisis
Aug 10, 2020
Jon Sindreu on Global Financial Flows and the Balance of Trade
Aug 03, 2020
David Beckworth on Nominal GDP Targeting in the Wake of the COVID-19 Crisis
Jul 27, 2020
Bill Nelson on the Fed’s Policy Tools in the Post-COVID Economy
Jul 20, 2020
Jens Van’t Klooster on ECB Bond Purchasing and the Myth of Central Bank Neutrality
Jul 13, 2020
Matthew Klein on Global Trade, Inequality, and International Conflict
Jul 06, 2020
Stephen Kirchner on Australian Monetary Policy in the Wake of the Great Recession
Jun 29, 2020
Daniela Gabor on Financial Globalization, Capital Controls, and the Critical Macrofinance Framework
Jun 22, 2020
Darrell Duffie on Treasury Markets and the Post-COVID Path to Financial Stability
Jun 15, 2020
Peter Stella on the Fed’s Off-Balance Sheet Transactions and Public Financing of the COVID-19 Crisis
Jun 08, 2020
Adam Tooze on Dollar Dominance, the Eurozone, and the Future of Global Finance
Jun 01, 2020
Alp Simsek on a Risk-Centric View of Demand, Recession, and Speculation
May 27, 2020
Thomas Hoenig on Bank Capitalization and Fed Policy after COVID-19
May 25, 2020
Scott Sumner on the Government’s Response to COVID-19 and the Future of Level Targeting
May 20, 2020
Lev Menand on the Fed’s Lending Facilities and the Legal Concerns Surrounding Them
May 18, 2020
Martin Hellwig on the Recent German Constitutional Court Ruling and Its Potential Eurozone Implications
May 13, 2020
Nathan Tankus on Public Finance in the COVID-19 Crisis: A Consolidated Budget Balance View and its Implications for Policy
May 11, 2020
Anat Admati on the Perils of Corporate Debt and How COVID-19 Relief Efforts Have Gone Wrong
May 06, 2020
Kathryn Judge on the CARES Act and the Political Implications of Relief Efforts
May 04, 2020
Jesus Fernandez-Villaverde on Central Bank Digital Currency and the Current Economic Responses to COVID-19
Apr 29, 2020
George Selgin on the Fed-Treasury Relationship, New Lending Facilities, and the Fed’s Evolving Role in Response to COVID-19
Apr 27, 2020
Mehrsa Baradaran on How COVID-19 is Exposing Existing Societal Wealth Gaps and Financial Access Challenges
Apr 22, 2020
Nicholas Bloom on Economic Impacts of COVID-19 in the Short-run and Long-run
Apr 20, 2020
Brad Setser on Addressing the Global Dollar Shortage and COVID-19’s Implications for Worldwide Trade Imbalances
Apr 15, 2020
Alex Tabarrok on COVID-19 Response Efforts, Proposals for Continued Recovery, and Lessons for the Future
Apr 13, 2020
Ashoka Mody on COVID-19’s Impacts on Global Trade, Credit Markets and the Broader Eurozone
Apr 08, 2020
Peter Conti-Brown on the CARES Act and the Expanding Fed-Treasury Relationship in Response to COVID-19
Apr 06, 2020
Skanda Amarnath, Yakov Feygin, and Elizabeth Pancotti on Municipal Bond Market Intervention and the CARES Act as Responses to COVID-19
Apr 01, 2020
Jim Bianco on Policy Responses to the Coronavirus: Details, Implications, and Concerns Moving Forward
Mar 30, 2020
Robin Brooks on COVID-19’s Impact on Emerging Markets and the Domestic Policy Response to the Crisis
Mar 25, 2020
Stan Veuger on Helping Businesses Survive in the Post-Coronavirus Economy
Mar 23, 2020
Claudia Sahm on Direct Payments to Individuals and Other Policy Responses to the COVID-19 Crisis
Mar 18, 2020
James Sweeney on the Money View Framework and COVID-19’s Implications for the Macro Economy
Mar 16, 2020
Megan Greene on How to Use Monetary and Fiscal Policy to Fight the Coronavirus Crisis
Mar 11, 2020
Ben Moll on the Basics of HANK Models and How They Can Be Applied to Policymaking
Mar 09, 2020
Scott Sumner on How Central Banks Should Respond to the Coronavirus Threat
Mar 02, 2020
Paul Schmelzing on the ‘Suprasecular’ Decline of Global Real Interest Rates
Feb 24, 2020
Ernie Tedeschi on Output Gaps, Labor Markets, and the State of the Economy
Feb 17, 2020
Brent Skorup on Autonomous Vehicles, Flying Cars, and Airspace as a Scarce Resource
Feb 10, 2020
Marc Lavoie on Canadian Central Bank Policy, Real-time Payments, and the Post-Keynesian Tradition
Feb 03, 2020
Joseph Gagnon on Central Banks’ Ability to Fight the Next Recession
Jan 27, 2020
Macro Musings Producers’ Special – A Recap of 2019 and a Glimpse into the Future
Jan 20, 2020
Eric Sims on New Keynesian Modelling and the Future of Macroeconomics in a Low Interest Rate Environment
Jan 13, 2020
Peter Conti-Brown on *Restoring the Promise of Federal Reserve Governance*
Jan 06, 2020
Josh Galper on the Current State of Repo Markets, Key Bottlenecks, and a Balanced Proposal to Restore Stability
Dec 23, 2019
George Selgin on Repo Market Stress, Fed Balance Sheet Volatility, and a Standing Repo Facility
Dec 16, 2019
RE-AIR: Robert Samuelson on Paul Volcker and the Great Inflation
Dec 11, 2019
Jim Bianco on Negative Interest Rates, Low Inflation, and Yield Curve Expansion
Dec 09, 2019
Claudia Sahm on the Sahm Rule and Using Big Data to Inform Policymaking
Dec 02, 2019
Carola Binder on Political Pressure and the Twin Deficits of Central Banking
Nov 25, 2019
Binyamin Appelbaum on *The Economists’ Hour: False Prophets, Free Markets, and the Fracture of Society*
Nov 18, 2019
George Selgin on the Past, Present, and Future of a Real-time Payments System
Nov 11, 2019
Henry Curr on Inflation, the Phillips Curve, and A New Monetarism
Nov 04, 2019
Diego Zuluaga on Libra, Real-time Payments, and the Legacy of the Community Reinvestment Act
Oct 28, 2019
Frances Coppola on the Macroeconomics of Helicopter Drops
Oct 21, 2019
David Beckworth on the Facts, Fears, and Functionality of NGDP Level Targeting
Oct 16, 2019
Srinivas Thiruvadanthai on the Sectoral Financial Balance Approach to Macroeconomics
Oct 14, 2019
Bill Nelson on the Repo Market Stress, the Fed's Operating System, and the Prospects for a Standing Repo Facility
Oct 07, 2019
Jim Dorn on the History of Monetary Policy in Washington D.C. and its Future
Sep 30, 2019
Gregg Gelzinis on Reforming FSOC and How to Limit Future Financial Crises
Sep 23, 2019
Soumaya Keynes on Trade, Dollar Dominance, and the Highlights of Jackson Hole
Sep 16, 2019
Alex Tabarrok on the Elements of Economic Growth and the Decline of Dynamism
Sep 09, 2019
Judge Glock on the Riefler-Keynes Doctrine and Monetary Policy During the Great Depression
Sep 02, 2019
Thomas Hoenig on the Federal Reserve and the State of Banking in the US
Aug 26, 2019
Chris Crowe on Hedge Fund Perspectives and the Economic Implications of Brexit
Aug 19, 2019
Aaron Klein on Real-time Payments and Financial Regulation
Aug 12, 2019
Bonus Episode – Watch Party for the Fed’s Historic Interest Rate Cut
Aug 07, 2019
Evan Koenig on the Fed’s Review Period, Monetary Regimes, and Yield Curves
Aug 05, 2019
Ulrich Bindseil on Central Bank Operating Systems
Jul 29, 2019
Tyler Cowen on the Culture of Big Business in the United States
Jul 22, 2019
Joe Gagnon on Currency Manipulation, Trade Imbalances, and Libra
Jul 15, 2019
Heather Boushey on Income Inequality and Automatic Stabilizers
Jul 08, 2019
Jeffry Frieden on the Rise of Populism, Labor Mobility, and the Eurozone
Jul 01, 2019
Salim Furth on Land Use Regulations, the Rise of NIMBYism, and Options for Reform
Jun 24, 2019
Sam Bell and Skanda Amarnath on Gross Labor Income Targeting
Jun 17, 2019
Daniel Griswold on the USMCA, Tariffs, and the US Trade War
Jun 10, 2019
Mike Bird on Japanese Monetary Policy, Yield Curve Control, and the US-China Trade War
Jun 03, 2019
Robert Samuelson on the Great Inflation, Its History and Its Legacy
May 27, 2019
Dylan Matthews on Nine Ways to Prevent Future Recessions
May 20, 2019
Robert Graboyes on Monetary History of Small Coins
May 13, 2019
David Andolfatto on a Standing Repo Facility, Safe Asset Shortage, and the Fed's Low Inflation Problem
May 06, 2019
Alexandra Scaggs on Bond Markets, the Treasury Yield Curve, and MMT
Apr 29, 2019
Andrew Park on the Implications of Collateralized Loan Obligations
Apr 22, 2019
Eric Lonergan on Helicopter Drops and How to Improve Monetary Policy
Apr 15, 2019
Yair Listokin on the Convergence of Law and Macroeconomics
Apr 08, 2019
Bryan Cutsinger on Seigniorage and the Monetary Economics of the Civil War
Apr 01, 2019
Paul Tucker on Central Bank Independence and *Unelected Power*
Mar 25, 2019
James Broughel on the Social Discount Rate
Mar 18, 2019
Ryan Avent on Hyperinflation and the Fed’s New Dovish Direction
Mar 11, 2019
146 – Michael Strain on the Current State of the Economy, the Green New Deal, and Populism on the Left and Right
Mar 04, 2019
145 – George Selgin on *Floored!*
Feb 25, 2019
144 – Peter Stella on Debt, Safe Assets, and Central Bank Operations
Feb 18, 2019
143 – Rohan Grey on Digital Currency, Privacy, and Modern Monetary Theory
Feb 11, 2019
142 – Donald Kohn on Fed Policy from the 1970s to Today
Feb 04, 2019
RE-AIR - Kevin Erdmann on Housing Shortages and Their Role in the Great Recession
Jan 28, 2019
141 – Christine McDaniel on Trade, China, and Intellectual Property
Jan 21, 2019
140 – Craig Torres on Fed Transparency, Automation, and the Bear Stearns Bailout
Jan 14, 2019
139 – Julia Coronado on Inflation, Fed Rate Hikes, and Recent Economic Developments
Jan 07, 2019
BONUS - Brian Goff on Sports Economics
Dec 31, 2018
138 – Felix Salmon on Charitable Giving and Sovereign Debt
Dec 24, 2018
137 – Matt Mitchell on Rent-Seeking and Public Choice
Dec 17, 2018
136 – Josh Galper on LIBOR, Overnight Lending, and the Lehman Brothers Collapse
Dec 10, 2018
135 – Victoria Guida on Financial Regulation, Jay Powell, and Recent Fed Appointments
Dec 03, 2018
134 – Neil Irwin on the Invisible Recession, Monetary Regimes, and the Current Issues Facing the Fed
Nov 26, 2018
133 – Adam Ozimek on Population Growth, Declining Business Dynamism and Fed Policy
Nov 19, 2018
132 – Scott Sumner on the Lessons Learned for Monetary Policy, Ten Years Later after the Crisis
Nov 12, 2018
131 – Mike Derby on Recent Economic Trends, Normalizing Monetary Policy and More
Nov 05, 2018
130 – Don Boudreaux on Free Trade, Protectionism, and the China Shock
Oct 29, 2018
129 – Nick Bunker on the Economic Recovery, Unemployment Measurement, and the U.S. Labor Market
Oct 22, 2018
128 – Robert Kaplan on the FOMC, the Dallas Fed, and Lessons from the Great Recession
Oct 15, 2018
127 – Jared Bernstein on Fiscal Reform, Trade, and the Financial Crisis
Oct 08, 2018
126 – Will Luther on Cash, “Supernotes,” and Cryptocurrencies
Oct 01, 2018
125 – Sam Hammond on Co-Determination, Corporate Governance, and the Accountable Capitalism Act
Sep 24, 2018
124 – Brad Setser on Global Economic Imbalances and the Fed’s Role as a Monetary Superpower
Sep 17, 2018
123 – Adam Posen on Trade, Inflation Targeting, and Central Bank Independence
Sep 10, 2018
122 – Sebastian Edwards on FDR, Gold, and the Great Depression
Sep 03, 2018
121 – Tim Duy on the Yield Curve, Inflation Targeting, and the Federal Reserve under Jay Powell
Aug 27, 2018
120 - Josh Hendrickson on Using Monetary Policy as a Jobs Guarantee
Aug 17, 2018
119 - Tim Lee on Technological Innovation, Productivity, and Economic Growth
Aug 13, 2018
118 - Kevin Erdmann on Housing Shortages and a New Understanding of the Great Recession
Aug 06, 2018
117 - Morgan Ricks on the Features and Advantages of Federal Reserve Bank Accounts
Jul 30, 2018
116 - Ashoka Mody on the Origins of the Euro and the Euro Crisis
Jul 19, 2018
115 - Monica de Bolle on the Economic Challenges Facing Argentina and Venezuela
Jul 16, 2018
114 - Mark Copelovitch on the Political Economy of the Global Recession and the Eurozone Crisis
Jul 09, 2018
113 – Dan Griswold on the Benefits and Myths of Immigration
Jul 02, 2018
112 – Larry Ball on the Lehman Brothers Collapse and Its Role in the Great Recession
Jun 25, 2018
111 - Nick Timiraos on the History and Economics of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
Jun 18, 2018
110 - Brian Blackstone on the ECB and the Swiss Referendum on Sovereign Money
Jun 11, 2018
109 - Christine McDaniel on International Trade and Intellectual Property
Jun 04, 2018
108 - Sam Hammond on Welfare Reform and Social Insurance
May 28, 2018
107 - Michael Darda on Inflation, Market Monetarism, and Fed Policy
May 21, 2018
106 – Razeen Sally on Protectionism, International Trade, and China
May 14, 2018
105 – David Andolfatto on Inflation and the Phillips Curve
May 07, 2018
104 - Jim Hamilton on Econometrics, Energy Markets, and Low Interest Rates
Apr 30, 2018
103 - Daniela Gabor on Safe Assets and Shadow Banking
Apr 23, 2018
102 – Morgan Ricks on *Money as Infrastructure* and Bank Regulations
Apr 16, 2018
101 – Ioana Marinescu on Universal Basic Income
Apr 09, 2018
100 – Ryan Avent, Cardiff Garcia, and Heather Long on Lessons from the Great Recession
Apr 02, 2018
99 – Edward Nelson on Money, its Role within Monetary Policy, and the Monetarist Legacy
Mar 26, 2018
[Rebroadcast] Daniel Griswold on the Basics of Trade
Mar 19, 2018
98 - Noah Smith on Immigration Economics
Mar 12, 2018
97 - Kevin Hassett on Growth, Technological Change, and the Trump Administration’s Economic Policies
Mar 05, 2018
96 – Brink Lindsey and Steven Teles on Rent-Seeking and the Twin Melees Afflicting the U.S. Economy
Feb 26, 2018
95 – George Selgin on Fed Floors, Corridors, and Interest on Excess Reserves
Feb 19, 2018
94 - Mike Konczal on Expanding the Fed’s Monetary Toolkit
Feb 12, 2018
93 – Neel Kashkari and Ron Feldman on the Minneapolis Plan and Monetary Policy Reform
Feb 05, 2018
92 - Ángel Ubide on Getting Central Banks Out of Their Comfort Zones
Jan 29, 2018
91 - Jesse Eisinger on the Financial Crisis and the Department of Justice
Jan 22, 2018
90 – Sarah Binder and Mark Spindel on Fed History and the Myth of Its Independence
Jan 15, 2018
89 – Mike Bird on the Eurozone, Abenomics, and the Fed Balance Sheet
Jan 08, 2018
BONUS: The Macroeconomics of Star Wars and Star Trek
Jan 01, 2018
BONUS: Laura Birg and Anna Goeddeke on Christmas Economics
Dec 25, 2017
88 – Ricardo Caballero on the Safe Asset Conundrum
Dec 18, 2017
87 - Stephen Williamson on New Monetarism and Neo-Fisherism
Dec 11, 2017
86 - William A. Barnett on Divisia Aggregates and Measuring Money in the Economy
Dec 04, 2017
85 – Caroline Baum on Treasury Yield Curves and the Debt Ceiling
Nov 27, 2017
84 - Nick Bloom on Economic Uncertainty and the Productivity Slowdown
Nov 20, 2017
83 - Jeffrey Rogers Hummel on Myths about the Fed and Interest Rates
Nov 13, 2017
82 - Doug Irwin on the History of US Trade Policy
Nov 06, 2017
81 – Norbert Michel on Smarter Financial Regulation
Oct 30, 2017
80 – Karl Smith on Market Power, the Great Variation, and Choices for Fed Chair
Oct 23, 2017
79 - Binyamin Appelbaum on Covering the Fed and Monetary Policy in the Trump Era
Oct 16, 2017
78 - Olivier Blanchard on the State of Macroeconomics
Oct 09, 2017
77 - JW Mason on Economic Recovery and Potential GDP
Oct 02, 2017
76 – Caroline Freund on the Decline in Global Trade and Trump’s Trade Policy
Sep 25, 2017
75 - Larry Summers on Secular Stagnation, Fiscal Policy, and Fed Policy
Sep 18, 2017
74 - Eric Hilt on Debates in Economic History and the Cliometric Revolution
Sep 11, 2017
73 - JW Verret on Rules-Based Monetary Policy and the CHOICE Act
Sep 04, 2017
72 – Adam Millsap on Regional Business Cycles, State Fiscal Health, and Labor Mobility
Aug 28, 2017
71 – Betsey Stevenson on Challenges in the U.S. Labor Market
Aug 21, 2017
70 - Greg Mankiw on Macroeconomists as Scientists and Engineers
Aug 14, 2017
69 – Edward Harrison on the Political Economy of the Eurozone
Aug 07, 2017
68 - Scott Sumner on Fed Performance since the Great Recession
Jul 31, 2017
67 – Lisa Cook on Households in the Great Recession, Economic Growth in Africa, & Patents
Jul 24, 2017
66 - Ryan Cooper on Economic Anxiety, Populism, and Population Growth
Jul 17, 2017
65 - Stephen Miller on Financial Crises, Capital Requirements, and the US Banking System
Jul 10, 2017
64 - Ricardo Reis Defends Macroeconomics
Jul 03, 2017
63 - Matt Yglesias on the Politics of Fed Policy
Jun 26, 2017
62 – Mandel and Swanson on *The Coming Productivity Boom*
Jun 19, 2017
61 - Steve Horwitz on Monetary Disequilibrium and Austrian Business Cycle Theory
Jun 12, 2017
60 – Matt Klein on Greece, Optimal Currency Areas, and Safe Assets
Jun 05, 2017
59 - Jay Shambaugh on the Macroeconomic Trilemma (“The Impossible Trinity”)
May 29, 2017
58 – David Schleicher on Local and State Regulation and Declining Mobility
May 22, 2017
57 – Paul Krugman on Liquidity Traps, the Great Recession, and Isaac Asimov
May 15, 2017
56 – Ethan Ilzetzki on the U.S. Dollar as an Anchor Currency
May 08, 2017
55 – Daniel Griswold on the Basics of Trade
May 01, 2017
54 – Josh Zumbrun on Challenges and Angst Facing the Economics Profession
Apr 24, 2017
53 – James Bullard on Life as a Fed Bank President and Monetary Policy in 2017
Apr 17, 2017
52 – Tyler Cowen on Complacency, Immobility, and Stagnation
Apr 10, 2017
51 – George Selgin on Reforming Open Market Operations and Normalizing Fed Policy
Apr 03, 2017
50 - Steve Hanke on Hyperinflations
Mar 27, 2017
49 - Jeffrey Frankel on Recession-Dating, the Plaza Accords, and Globalization
Mar 20, 2017
48 - Jason Furman on Fiscal Stimulus, the Platinum Coin, and Male Labor Force Participation
Mar 13, 2017
47 – Larry White on India’s Demonetization and Austrian Macroeconomics
Mar 06, 2017
46 – Tim Duy on the Art of Fed Watching and the Future of U.S. Monetary Policy
Feb 27, 2017
45 – Hester Peirce on *Reframing Financial Regulation*
Feb 20, 2017
44 - Sebastian Mallaby on Alan Greenspan's Legacy
Feb 13, 2017
43 – Eswar Prasad on Chinese Monetary Policy – Past and Present
Feb 06, 2017
42 – Jesus Fernandez-Villaverde on European Economic History and Macroeconomic Modeling
Jan 30, 2017
41 - Gauti Eggertsson on the Zero-Lower Bound and Liquidity Traps
Jan 23, 2017
40 - Anat Admati on Debt, Equity, and Financial Instability
Jan 16, 2017
39 - Allan Meltzer on the Monetarist Counterrevolution and Economic Reforms
Jan 09, 2017
38 - Ylan Mui on the Fed Beat and Trumponomics
Jan 02, 2017
37 - Laura Birg and Anna Goeddeke on Christmas Economics
Dec 19, 2016
36 - The Macroeconomics of Star Wars and Star Trek
Dec 12, 2016
35 - Peter Conti-Brown on *The Power and Independence of the Federal Reserve*
Dec 05, 2016
34 – JP Koning on Goldbugs, African Monetary History, and Fedcoin
Nov 28, 2016
33 - Mark Calabria on Housing Policy and the Behavioral Case for Monetary Rules
Nov 21, 2016
32 - Roger Farmer on the Natural Rate of Unemployment Hypothesis and Prosperity for All
Nov 14, 2016
31 – Mark Koyama on the Macroeconomics of Ancient Rome
Nov 07, 2016
30 - Rudi Bachmann on German Macroeconomics, Walter Eucken, and Ordoliberalism
Oct 31, 2016
29 - Narayana Kocherlakota on the FOMC, the 2008 Crisis, and Monetary Rules
Oct 24, 2016
28 - Izabella Kaminska on Blockchain Technology and the Economics of Star Trek
Oct 17, 2016
27 - Claudio Borio on Financial Stability, the Triffin Dilemma, and International Monetary Policy
Oct 10, 2016
26 – Andy Levin on Federal Reserve Reform
Oct 03, 2016
25 - Morgan Ricks on *The Money Problem,* Financial Regulation, and Shadow Banking
Sep 26, 2016
24 - Ryan Avent on *The Wealth of Humans,* Job Automation, and Globalization
Sep 19, 2016
23 - Michael Bordo on Anna Schwartz, Financial Crises, and Life as a Monetary Historian
Sep 12, 2016
22 - Peter Ireland on the Chicago School, Federal Reserve Policy Targets, and Monetary Aggregates
Sep 05, 2016
21 – Hugh Rockoff on Optimal Currency Areas, “Yellowbacks,” and Free Banking
Aug 29, 2016
20 - Douglas Irwin on Free Trade, the Gold Standard, and American Economic History
Aug 22, 2016
19 - Nick Rowe on Monetary Basics, Milton Friedman’s Thermostat, and More
Aug 15, 2016
18 - Jason Taylor on the Great Depression, World War II, and “The Big Push”
Aug 08, 2016
17 - Brad DeLong on Hamiltonian Political Economy and American Economic History
Aug 01, 2016
16 - David Andolfatto on Life at the Fed, Equity-Based Finance, and the Blockchain
Jul 25, 2016
15 - Robert Hall on GDP Measurement and the Long Slump
Jul 18, 2016
14 - Mark Thoma on Fiscal Policy, Econometrics, and Political Business Cycles
Jul 11, 2016
13 - Joseph Gagnon on Quantitative Easing in the United States and Abroad
Jul 04, 2016
12 - Will Luther on Bitcoin, Vodka, and the Emergence of Money
Jun 27, 2016
11 - Robert Hetzel on Milton Friedman, the Monetarist-Keynesian Debate, and the 2008 Crisis
Jun 20, 2016
10 - Lars Christensen on the Eurozone Crisis and International Monetary Policy
Jun 13, 2016
09 - Josh Hendrickson on Measuring Money in the Economy
Jun 06, 2016
08 - Greg Ip on Risks, Financial Disasters, and Helicopter Money
May 30, 2016
07 - George Selgin on the Productivity Norm, Deflation, and Monetary History
May 23, 2016
06 - Ramesh Ponnuru on the Politics of Monetary Policy
May 16, 2016
05 - Miles Kimball on Negative Interest Rates, Equity Requirements, and Schools of Thought in Macro
May 09, 2016
04 - Cardiff Garcia on Economics Journalism, Safe Assets, and Inflation
May 02, 2016
03 - John Cochrane on Finance, the Fiscal Theory of the Price Level, and Blogging
Apr 25, 2016
02 - John Taylor on the Taylor Rule, the 2008 Crisis, and Fed Reform
Apr 18, 2016
01 - Scott Sumner on *The Midas Paradox*, the Fed, and More
Mar 31, 2016