Patrick Horan
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Research Fellow
Patrick Horan is a research fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University where he focuses on monetary policy and the Federal Reserve System. His writings have been published in Barron’s, The Hill, City Journal, National Review Online, US News & World Report, Discourse, and InsideSources. He received his Ph.D. in economics from George Mason University and his AB in economics and political science from the College of the Holy Cross.
Latest Work
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Why So Many Predictions About Inflation Were Wrong | Discourse
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How Public Policy Can Fight Inflation and Lower Prices | Discourse
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The Inflation Surge Is Coming to an End | Discourse
- | Monetary Policy Monetary Policy
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A Better Way to Gauge Economic Performance
New research on NGDP Gap measurement can inform better macroeconomic policy
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Should the U.S. Return to the Gold Standard?
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What’s Going On at the Federal Reserve? | Discourse
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El Salvador Takes the Bitcoin Plunge But Goes Much Too Far
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Should Central Banks Offer the Public Token-Based Digital Currencies?
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Should Central Banks Offer the Public Digital Currency Accounts?
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Argentina Needs a Currency It Can’t Ruin
Latest Work
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Why So Many Predictions About Inflation Were Wrong | Discourse
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
How Public Policy Can Fight Inflation and Lower Prices | Discourse
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
The Inflation Surge Is Coming to an End | Discourse
- | Monetary Policy Monetary Policy
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
A Better Way to Gauge Economic Performance
New research on NGDP Gap measurement can inform better macroeconomic policy
- | Monetary Policy Monetary Policy
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Should the U.S. Return to the Gold Standard?
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
What’s Going On at the Federal Reserve? | Discourse
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
El Salvador Takes the Bitcoin Plunge But Goes Much Too Far
- | Monetary Policy Monetary Policy
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Should Central Banks Offer the Public Token-Based Digital Currencies?
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Should Central Banks Offer the Public Digital Currency Accounts?
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Argentina Needs a Currency It Can’t Ruin
Latest Work
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Why Ben Bernanke Should Advocate for NGDP Targeting
Moving away from inflation targeting could help the Fed better navigate future economic cycles
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5 Problems with MMT
These Are the Biggest Weaknesses of Modern Monetary Theory
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Rate Hike Controversy Shows Why Monetary Policy Should Be Market-Driven
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Why a Hot New Idea in Economics is Actually a Bad Idea
- | Monetary Policy Monetary Policy
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Stories from a Real World Monetary Policy Experiment
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Congressional Report on Monetary Policy Embraces Monetarist Ideas
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