Scott Sumner on How Central Banks Should Respond to the Coronavirus Threat
Macro Musings with David Beckworth
Release Date: 03/02/2020
Skanda Amarnath on the Future of the Federal Reserve and it’s Framework
Macro Musings with David Beckworth
Skanda Amarnath is the executive director of Employ America. Skanda returns to the show to discuss the standing of Humphrey’s Executor, the prospects for the Fed’s Framework Review, the case for NGDP Targeting, and much more. Check out the for this week’s episode, now with links. Recorded on April 16th, 2025 Subscribe to David's Substack: Follow David Beckworth on X: Follow the show on X: Follow Skanda on X: Check out our new AI chatbot: the ! Join the new Macro Musings ! Join the Macro Musings Check out our Macro Musings to David's new BTS YouTube...
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Andy Levin on Holding the Fed Accountable
Macro Musings with David Beckworth
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Kathryn Judge on the Importance of Emergency Lending Facilities at the Federal Reserve
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Paul Blustein on the Rise, Dominance, and Current Challenges to King Dollar
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Paul Blustein is a former Washington Post and Wall Street Journal journalist who has authored several acclaimed books on global economic institutions. In Paul’s first appearance on the show, he discusses the historical rise of the dollar, it’s present-day power, how it compares to other global currencies, current challenges to its power, the rise of crypto, and much more. Check out the for this week’s episode, now with links. Recorded on March 26th, 2025 Subscribe to David's Substack: Follow David Beckworth on X: Follow Paul Blustein on X: Follow the show on X: Check out...
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Bill Nelson on the Future of Central Bank Operating Systems
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Bill Nelson is a Chief economist and an executive vice president at the Bank Policy Institute. Bill returns to the show to discuss the changes at many central banks around the world from a supply-driven floor system to a demand-driven floor system and how the Fed has been resistant to this change. Check out the for this week’s episode, now with links. Recorded on March 6th, 2025 Subscribe to David's Substack: Follow David Beckworth on X: Follow the show on X: Check out our new AI chatbot: the ! Join the new Macro Musings ! Join the Macro Musings Check out our Macro...
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Scott Lincicome on the Trump Trade War
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Lyman Stone on Demographic and Marriage Decline
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Sign up for David's Substack: Lyman Stone is a demographer and the director of the Pronatalism Initiative at the Institute for Family Studies. In Lyman’s first appearance on the show, he discusses demographic and marriage decline, the fallacy in the thinking of degrowthers, the benefits of pronatalist policy, and much more. Check out the for this week’s episode, now with links. Recorded on February 13th, 2025 Follow David Beckworth on X: Follow Lyman Stone on X: Follow the show on X: Check out our new AI chatbot: the ! Join the new Macro Musings ! Join the Macro...
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Athanasios Orphanides on Real-Time Monetary Rules and their Impact on the Fed’s Framework Review
Macro Musings with David Beckworth
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Dean Ball on the Past, Present, and Future of AI
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Liya Palagashvili on the Gig Economy, Portable Benefits, and Changing Labor Regulations
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info_outlineScott Sumner is the Ralph G. Hawtrey Chair of Monetary Policy at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, and a returning guest to Macro Musings. Scott joins the show today to talk about the recent market turmoil caused by the COVID-19 coronavirus and its implications for monetary policy. David and Scott also discuss how the Fed should respond to a possible pandemic, why monetary policy is preferable to fiscal policy during a crisis, and how to approach the central bank credibility problem.
Transcript for the episode can be found here: https://www.mercatus.org/bridge/tags/macro-musings
Scott’s blog: https://www.themoneyillusion.com/
Scott’s Mercatus profile: https://www.mercatus.org/scholars/scott-sumner
Related Links:
*It’s Time for the Fed to Take On the Coronavirus Threat* by David Beckworth
https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/02/its-time-for-the-fed-to-take-on-the-coronavirus-threat/
*The Era of Fed Power is Over. Prepare for a More Perilous Road Ahead.* by Greg Ip
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