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A common story about the recent inflation surge in the United States--especially among members of Team Transitory--is that the surge is larg...

Click here to read my new working paper,  Government Debt and Capital Accumulation in an Era of Low Interest Rates .

Tomorrow, I will be giving a webinar on the 40-year decline in real interest rates. If you are interested, click here .

I spoke at a Brookings panel today on the topic in the title of this post. Here you can watch my presentation. I am the first speaker.  

Harvard's Ricardo Hausmann says a large tax on energy imports from Russia is a policy worth considering, perhaps better than an embargo.

 ...from Jon Steinsson : Imagine going 3 years back in time and asking any Fed official what they would do if CPI inflation was 7.9% (and co...

 1. A powerful speech by Ukraine's president . 2. A heartfelt plea from economist Yuriy Gorodnichenko .

I was born in New Jersey, grew up in New Jersey, and have spent most of adult life in Massachusetts, but I have always felt a kinship with U...

On March 3, I will be interviewed by my old friend Linda Ghent. Click here if you are interested in attending this virtual event.

Graduate students with an interest in economic theory and/or international trade should look into  this opportunity ,  run by my colleague E...

In today's WSJ,  here is the funniest thing I have read recently: Mr. Kurtz and his then-wife kept a 6-acre parcel for themselves, wher...

Readers of this blog might like to know:  The Center for the History of Political Economy at Duke University will be hosting another Summer ...

The Genetic Lottery by Kathryn Harden is one of the best books I've read in the past several years. It offers a clear and smart discus...

I have long favored a carbon tax to deal with global climate change. But I understand that if our leaders lack the political courage to pro...

The 11th edition of my intermediate macroeconomics text is now available. Those interested in obtaining a copy can click here .

In the discussion of President Biden's so-called Build Back Better plan, a common refrain among its proponents is that the bill will not...

Dow closes above 36,000 for the first time. Here is my old review of the book. Coincidentally, Kevin has released a new book  today, which ...

I recently had the opportunity to interview Vivek Ramaswamy about his book Woke, Inc . The interview will air this Sunday on Book TV on C-SP...