Hosted by David Beckworth of the Mercatus Center, Macro Musings pulls back the curtain on the important macroeconomic issues of the past, present, and future.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 17 days 5 hours 33 minutes
George Selgin on the Fed-Treasury Relationship, New Lending Facilities, and the Fed’s Evolving Role in Response to COVID-19
Government relief efforts for COVID-19 should focus on conditional grants backed by appropriate funds, and not on the Fed’s lending programs.
Mehrsa Baradaran on How COVID-19 is Exposing Existing Societal Wealth Gaps and Financial Access Challenges
COVID-19 is already causing financial distress for millions of Americans, but existing societal wealth gaps and financial access challenges are only exacerbating the crisis.
Nicholas Bloom on Economic Impacts of COVID-19 in the Short-run and Long-run
COVID-19 will cause immediate and lasting economic damage in the form of increased uncertainty, heightened risk aversion, lower productivity growth and more.
Brad Setser on Addressing the Global Dollar Shortage and COVID-19’s Implications for Worldwide Trade Imbalances
Dollar swap lines, a standing repo facility, and increased IMF lending are some ideas that could be adopted in order to address the dollar shortage problem.
Alex Tabarrok on COVID-19 Response Efforts, Proposals for Continued Recovery, and Lessons for the Future
Mass testing, immunity passes, and a Hotel “Controlled Corona” could improve state capacity and accelerate recovery.
Ashoka Mody on COVID-19’s Impacts on Global Trade, Credit Markets and the Broader Eurozone
COVID-19 is triggering dangerous shockwaves throughout the European economy, and an aggressive fiscal response may be necessary to mitigate the damage.
Peter Conti-Brown on the CARES Act and the Expanding Fed-Treasury Relationship in Response to COVID-19
COVID-19 represents a watershed moment for relations between the Fed, Congress, and Treasury.
Skanda Amarnath, Yakov Feygin, and Elizabeth Pancotti on Municipal Bond Market Intervention and the CARES Act as Responses to COVID-19
Passing the CARES Act and enabling the Fed to buy municipal bonds are two steps toward a robust response to COVID-19 and its adverse economic impacts.
Jim Bianco on Policy Responses to the Coronavirus: Details, Implications, and Concerns Moving Forward
The post-virus economy faces possibility of higher inflation, threats to Fed independence, and increased pressure on the European Union.
Robin Brooks on COVID-19’s Impact on Emerging Markets and the Domestic Policy Response to the Crisis
The COVID-19 crisis is hitting emerging markets especially hard, and the global dollar cycle can explain why.