Monetary Policy
By minimizing the harm caused by recessions and high inflations, monetary policy can promote economic stability and create an environment in which individuals and businesses prosper and thrive. In pursuit of these goals, Mercatus research shows why and how the Federal Reserve should (a) follow a rules-based approach to making policy, (b) increase its transparency and accountability to the public, and (c) better utilize market signals.
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Steven Kelly on the Silicon Valley Bank Collapse and Its Implications for Financial Policy
Steven Kelly is a senior research associate at the Yale Program on Financial Stability and is a previous guest of the podcast
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Derek Tang on the Present and Future Landscape for Fed Policy and Politics
Derek Tang is the CEO and co-founder of LH Meyer, and is part of the research team based in Washington, D.C. where he forecasts
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Joey Politano on Fed Policy, Inflation, and the Current State of the US Economy
Joey Politano is an economist and commentator who writes regularly on his Substack newsletter titled, *Apricitas Economics.*
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Measuring Monetary Policy: the NGDP Gap
The nominal gross domestic product (NGDP) gap is a benchmark measure created by the Mercatus Center at George Mason University
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Peter Conti-Brown on the Legal and Regulatory Issues Facing the Fed and Financial Markets
Peter Conti-Brown is an associate professor of financial regulation and legal studies at the University of Pennsylvania and is a
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David Wilcox on the Debt Ceiling Crisis and the Crippling Costs of Default
David Wilcox is a non-resident senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics and is the Director of
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Julie Hill on the History and Recent Developments of Fed Master Accounts
Julie Hill is a professor of law at the University of Alabama’s School of Law and she specializes in the study of the regulation
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The Neutral Level of NGDP and the NGDP Gap: Q4 2022
The nominal GDP (NGDP) gap, a measure of unexpected changes in the dollar size of the US economy, is calculated as the
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Macro Lit Review 3: Highlights from Early 2023 with George Selgin
George Selgin is a senior fellow and director emeritus of the Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives at the Cato
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Michael Strain on Averting the Looming Debt Ceiling Disaster
Michael Strain is the Director of Economic Policy Studies and the Arthur F. Burns Scholar in Political Economy at the American
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‘Team Permanent’ (Mostly) Won the Inflation Debate | National Review
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John Roberts on Macroeconomic Modeling at the Fed, Makeup Policy, and the Future of FAIT
John Roberts is a 36-year veteran of the Federal Reserve Board and mostly recently was the Deputy Associate Director in the
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Is the Quantity Theory Dead? Lessons from the Pandemic
Abstract: Many policymakers and economists are surprised by the recent high and persistent inflation. This naturally raises
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Paul Tucker on *Global Discord: Values and Power in a Fractured World Order*
Paul Tucker is a 33-year veteran of the Bank of England, where among other positions, he served as both a member and deputy
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What Kind of Landing: Soft or Hard?
In the past, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) has reduced inflation through contractionary monetary policy—but only at
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The Federal Reserve’s Balance Sheet: Costs to Taxpayers of Quantitative Easing
It might seem extraordinary that a US government institution could conduct any program that is likely to incur a cost of nearly
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Victoria Guida on Developments at the Federal Reserve and in Financial Regulation
Victoria Guida is an economics reporter for Politico where she covers monetary policy and financial regulatory policy. Victoria
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Martin Chorzempa on China’s Cashless Revolution and the Rise of Super Apps
Martin Chorzempa is a senior fellow with the Peterson Institute for International Economics and is the author of a new book
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Heather Long, Ryan Avent, and Cardiff Garcia on Pandemic Reflections and Economic Predictions for the Future
For this special end of the year edition of Macro Musings, Heather Long, Ryan Avent, and Cardiff Garcia rejoin the podcast to
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Tomas Hirst on the State of ECB Policy and the Eurozone Economy
Tomas Hirst is a macro analyst in the Strategy and Allocation division at LMI and formerly worked at Credit Sights, an
