March 31, 2016
Macro Musings 01: Scott Sumner on "The Midas Paradox", the Fed, and More
David Beckworth
Senior Research Fellow
Scott Sumner
Ralph G. Hawtrey Chair of Monetary Policy
Hosted by David Beckworth of the Mercatus Center, the Macro Musings podcast pulls back the curtain on the important macroeconomic issues of the past, present, and future.
Welcome to Macro Musings, a new podcast exploring the important macroeconomic issues of the past, present, and future.
In the inaugural episode, Scott Sumner joins host David Beckworth to talk about Scott's new book "The Midas Paradox", which advances a bold new explanation of what caused the Great Depression. They also discuss Scott's path into macro and monetary economics as well as what the Fed got wrong in 2008.
Get Scott Sumner's book here.