Rhetoric of economic policy -- Biden plan analysis

Last week saw four interesting statements by economists regarding the economic effects of Biden economic plans.  My focus will be " An...

Podcast with Ed Glaeser

A  podcast  conversation with Harvard's Ed Glaeser, a if not the top economist who does urban affairs.   Does Zoom mean we all work fro...

What you believe depends on where you stand, apparently.

Or, talking your book on surveys.  Political Polarization and Expected Economic Outcomes by Olivier Coibion, Yuriy Gorodnichenko, and Mich...

Inactivating vs. Archiving a Patient

Lately I’ve seen some questions about inactivating and archiving patients. While there are many opinions on this topic and offices will vary...

Virtual finance theory seminar

I'm giving " A fiscal theory of monetary policy with partially-repaid long-term debt " at the virtual finance theory seminar ,...

IMF, BIS, expanded mandates, climate and inequality

Last week I was pretty critical of the ECB's move to expand its mandate to take on climate policy. The ECB is not alone however. The Ba...

No More Tricks, Just Treats

 Halloween is quickly approaching, and I think we’ve all had enough tricks in 2020! Let’s talk about some treats you can implement in your o...

Challenges for central banks.

On October 20, I was graciously invited to give a talk at the   ECB Conference on Monetary Policy : bridging science and practice.  I surve...

Nobel guess

Covid has really hurt the annual Nobel Prize gossip in economics circles. Here's my guess: Claudia Goldin and Tom Sowell.  The last sev...

Should Stanford cancel Stanford? Many questions.

Stanford just announced that it will change the name of (David Starr) Jordan Hall, and remove the statue of Louis Agassiz that adorns it. S...

Video, talks, podcasts update

I have been remiss in posting links to videos, talks, and podcasts, for those of you who enjoy them.  Perhaps you have a long boring drive t...

Contract enforcement with costly verification -- Van Halen edition

From the Wall Street Journal Obituary   A legacy of the band includes its contract riders—requests set as criteria for performance at a ve...

Planning for 2021

Now that we’ve entered the fourth quarter of 2020, it’s time to start planning for 2021! Here are some things you can do now in your office ...

On Re-Education Programs

On Sept 22,  the White House put out an " Executive Order on Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping ." Media coverage has been curiou...