Ranked #1
Ben Moll on the Basics of HANK Models and How They Can Be Applied to Policymaking
Ben Moll on the Basics of HANK Models and How They Can Be Applied to Policymaking
Ben Moll is a professor of economics at the London School of Economics, and is well known for his work on income and wea... Read more
9 Mar 2020
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58mins
Ranked #2
70 - Greg Mankiw on Macroeconomists as Scientists and Engineers
70 - Greg Mankiw on Macroeconomists as Scientists and Engineers
Greg Mankiw is a professor of economics at Harvard University and served as the chair of the Council on Economic Adviser... Read more
14 Aug 2017
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58mins
Ranked #3
George Selgin on Repo Market Stress, Fed Balance Sheet Volatility, and a Standing Repo Facility
George Selgin on Repo Market Stress, Fed Balance Sheet Volatility, and a Standing Repo Facility
George Selgin is the director of the Cato Institute’s Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives and is a returning ... Read more
16 Dec 2019
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58mins
Ranked #4
20 - Douglas Irwin on Free Trade, the Gold Standard, and American Economic History
20 - Douglas Irwin on Free Trade, the Gold Standard, and American Economic History
Douglas Irwin, professor of economics at Dartmouth College and author of Free Trade Under Fire (Princeton University Pre... Read more
22 Aug 2016
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57mins
Ranked #5
57 – Paul Krugman on Liquidity Traps, the Great Recession, and Isaac Asimov
57 – Paul Krugman on Liquidity Traps, the Great Recession, and Isaac Asimov
Paul Krugman is a Nobel Laureate in economics, a columnist at *The New York Times,* and a Distinguished Professor of Eco... Read more
15 May 2017
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1hr
Ranked #6
19 - Nick Rowe on Monetary Basics, Milton Friedman’s Thermostat, and More
19 - Nick Rowe on Monetary Basics, Milton Friedman’s Thermostat, and More
Nick Rowe is a professor of economics at Carleton University in Ottawa, a member of the CD Howe Institute’s Monetary Pol... Read more
15 Aug 2016
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59mins
Ranked #7
Henry Curr on Inflation, the Phillips Curve, and A New Monetarism
Henry Curr on Inflation, the Phillips Curve, and A New Monetarism
Henry Curr is the economics editor for The Economist magazine, and the author of a special report by the magazine on the... Read more
4 Nov 2019
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1hr 3mins
Ranked #8
14 - Mark Thoma on Fiscal Policy, Econometrics, and Political Business Cycles
14 - Mark Thoma on Fiscal Policy, Econometrics, and Political Business Cycles
In this week’s episode, David speaks with Mark Thoma, professor of economics at the University of Oregon and author of t... Read more
11 Jul 2016
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1hr
Ranked #9
24 - Ryan Avent on *The Wealth of Humans,* Job Automation, and Globalization
24 - Ryan Avent on *The Wealth of Humans,* Job Automation, and Globalization
Ryan Avent is an economics columnist for The Economist and author of the new book, The Wealth of Humans: Work, Power, an... Read more
19 Sep 2016
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1hr 2mins
Ranked #10
52 – Tyler Cowen on Complacency, Immobility, and Stagnation
52 – Tyler Cowen on Complacency, Immobility, and Stagnation
Tyler Cowen is a professor of economics at George Mason University as well as the general director of the Mercatus Cente... Read more
10 Apr 2017
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55mins
Ranked #11
104 - Jim Hamilton on Econometrics, Energy Markets, and Low Interest Rates
104 - Jim Hamilton on Econometrics, Energy Markets, and Low Interest Rates
Jim Hamilton is a professor of economics at the University of California-San Diego and the author of *Time Series Analys... Read more
30 Apr 2018
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1hr 3mins
Ranked #12
Diego Zuluaga on Libra, Real-time Payments, and the Legacy of the Community Reinvestment Act
Diego Zuluaga on Libra, Real-time Payments, and the Legacy of the Community Reinvestment Act
Diego Zuluaga is a policy analyst at the Cato Institute’s Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives where he covers... Read more
28 Oct 2019
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59mins
Ranked #13
RE-AIR - Kevin Erdmann on Housing Shortages and Their Role in the Great Recession
RE-AIR - Kevin Erdmann on Housing Shortages and Their Role in the Great Recession
Kevin Erdmann is an independent researcher and blogger at Idiosyncratic Whisk, where he explores economic and financial ... Read more
28 Jan 2019
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1hr 7mins
Ranked #14
13 - Joseph Gagnon on Quantitative Easing in the United States and Abroad
13 - Joseph Gagnon on Quantitative Easing in the United States and Abroad
As a Federal Reserve official, Joseph Gagnon played a critical role in providing the intellectual justification for the ... Read more
4 Jul 2016
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56mins
Ranked #15
132 – Scott Sumner on the Lessons Learned for Monetary Policy, Ten Years Later after the Crisis
132 – Scott Sumner on the Lessons Learned for Monetary Policy, Ten Years Later after the Crisis
This week, Scott Sumner joins David Beckworth at the University of Texas at Austin for the Financial Crisis Symposium: “... Read more
12 Nov 2018
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1hr 8mins
Ranked #16
63 - Matt Yglesias on the Politics of Fed Policy
63 - Matt Yglesias on the Politics of Fed Policy
Matt Yglesias is a columnist and editor for the news website Vox, which he co-founded in 2014. Today, he joins the show ... Read more
26 Jun 2017
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59mins
Ranked #17
78 - Olivier Blanchard on the State of Macroeconomics
78 - Olivier Blanchard on the State of Macroeconomics
Olivier Blanchard is the C. Fred Bergsten Senior Fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics and the fo... Read more
9 Oct 2017
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1hr 1min
Ranked #18
74 - Eric Hilt on Debates in Economic History and the Cliometric Revolution
74 - Eric Hilt on Debates in Economic History and the Cliometric Revolution
Eric Hilt is a professor of economics and economic historian at Wellesley College. Today, he joins the show to discuss h... Read more
11 Sep 2017
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59mins
Ranked #19
40 - Anat Admati on Debt, Equity, and Financial Instability
40 - Anat Admati on Debt, Equity, and Financial Instability
Anat Admati is the George G.C. Parker Professor of Finance and Economics at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Bus... Read more
16 Jan 2017
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1hr 3mins
Ranked #20
Claudia Sahm on the Sahm Rule and Using Big Data to Inform Policymaking
Claudia Sahm on the Sahm Rule and Using Big Data to Inform Policymaking
Claudia Sahm is the director of macroeconomic policy at the Washington Center for Equitable Growth, and was formerly at ... Read more
2 Dec 2019
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57mins