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Economics / fiscal policy, inflation expectations, interest rates, monetary policy /

Is There a “Policy”?

November 22, 2021

I read this morning that the Federal Reserve had bought, at the peak of the recent crisis, about 40% of all US government bonds being issued. This may, to some of you, be something of no concern. Think again The illusion that there are separate spaces for monetary and fiscal policy is belied by this fact. […]

Economics / banks, capitalism, competition, Eeckhout, efficiency, Robert Gordon, Veblen /

The Sabotage of Efficiency

November 22, 2021

Sabotage. Not the sort of sabotage we associate with plucky heroes undertaking dramatic action like blowing up railway lines and so on. No, the sort of sabotage that is a great deal more subtle. The kind that is summed up by the metaphorical boiled frog. The slow devious and underhanded chipping away at something termite-like […]

Economics / economic policy, economic theory, Federal Reserve Board, inflation expectations, Jeremy Judd /

And Now For Something Completely Different …

October 4, 2021

My summer of research is almost over. The season here in Vermont is changing and the view from our window will soon be dominated by the brilliant autumnal colors our region is famous for. All is both regular and well. Sort of. Perhaps there’s something in the water down there in New York. There are rumblings […]

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