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Macro Musings with David Beckworth

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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Every guest on Macro Musings with David Beckworth

365 guests, ranked by how many people never want them back.

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    Emilio Ocampo

    Emilio Ocampo on Dollarization and the State of the Argentine Economy · Oct 2024

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    Emily Hamilton

    Emily Hamilton on the Current State of the U.S. Housing Market and Solutions for Reform · Feb 2022

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    Eric Leeper

    Eric Leeper on *A Fiscal Accounting of COVID Inflation* · 2 episodes

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    Eric Sims

    Eric Sims on New Keynesian Modelling and the Future of Macroeconomics in a Low Interest Rate Environment · Jan 2020

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    Erik Thedéen

    Erik Thedéen on QE, Central Bank Independence, and Digital Payments · Sep 2026

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    Ernie Tedeschi

    Ernie Tedeschi on Full Employment, the US Safe Harbor Premium, and the Current Path of R-Star · 2 episodes

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    Ethan Ilzetzki

    Ethan Ilzetzki on the International Implications of Fed Policy, Business Cycle Theory, and the UK Crisis · 3 episodes

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    Evan Koenig

    Evan Koenig on the Case for Nominal GDP Targeting · 2 episodes

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    Frances Coppola

    Frances Coppola on the Macroeconomics of Helicopter Drops · Oct 2019

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    Gauti Eggertsson

    Gauti Eggertsson on the Post-Pandemic Inflation Surge and its Implications for Monetary Policy · 2 episodes

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    George Hall

    George Hall on the Fiscal Consequences of the US War on COVID · 3 episodes

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    Gianluca Benigno

    Gianluca Benigno on Central Bank Balance Sheets, Stablecoins, and Nonlinear Inflation · 2 episodes

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    Gregg Gelzinis

    Gregg Gelzinis on Reforming FSOC and How to Limit Future Financial Crises · Sep 2019

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    Hanno Lustig

    Hanno Lustig on Fiscal Dominance, Inflation, and the Effects of Long-term Interest Rate Decline · 2 episodes

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    Heather Long

    Heather Long, Ryan Avent, and Cardiff Garcia on Pandemic Reflections and Economic Predictions for the Future · Dec 2022

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    Henry Curr

    Henry Curr on the Myths and Uncomfortable Truths about QE · 2 episodes

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    Hugh Rockoff

    Hugh Rockoff on Optimal Currency Areas, "Yellowbacks," and Free Banking · 2 episodes

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    Isabel Schnabel

    Isabel Schnabel on the ECB and its New Operational Framework · Apr 2024

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    Izabella Kaminska

    28 - Izabella Kaminska on Blockchain Technology and the Economics of Star Trek · Oct 2016

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    JP Koning

    34 – JP Koning on Goldbugs, African Monetary History, and Fedcoin · Nov 2016

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    JW Mason

    77 - JW Mason on Economic Recovery and Potential GDP · Oct 2017

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    James Broughel

    James Broughel on the Social Discount Rate · Mar 2019

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    James Bullard

    James Bullard on FAIT, Nominal GDP Targeting, and the Fed's Upcoming Framework Review · 2 episodes

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    James Sweeney

    James Sweeney on the Money View Framework and COVID-19's Implications for the Macro Economy · Mar 2020

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    Jason Taylor

    18 - Jason Taylor on the Great Depression, World War II, and "The Big Push" · Aug 2016

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    Jay Shambaugh

    59 - Jay Shambaugh on the Macroeconomic Trilemma ("The Impossible Trinity") · May 2017

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    Jeffrey Frankel

    49 - Jeffrey Frankel on Recession-Dating, the Plaza Accords, and Globalization · Mar 2017

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    Jeffrey Lacker

    Jeffrey Lacker on What a New Fed Treasury Accord Might Look Like · 5 episodes

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    Jeffrey Rogers Hummel

    83 - Jeffrey Rogers Hummel on Myths about the Fed and Interest Rates · Nov 2017

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    Jeffry Frieden

    Jeffry Frieden on the Rise of Populism, Labor Mobility, and the Eurozone · Jul 2019

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    Jennifer Murtazashvili

    Jennifer Murtazashvili on Recent Developments in Afghanistan and Lessons for State Capacity Building · Aug 2021

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    Jens Van't Klooster

    Jens Van't Klooster on ECB Bond Purchasing and the Myth of Central Bank Neutrality · Jul 2020

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    Jerry Dwyer

    Jerry Dwyer on the History of Free Banking and the Future of Bitcoin · Sep 2025

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    Jim Clouse

    Jim Clouse on the Last 4 Decades at the Most Powerful Central Bank in the World · Oct 2025

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    Jim Dorn

    Jim Dorn on the History of Monetary Policy in Washington D.C. and its Future · Sep 2019

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    Jim Hamilton

    104 - Jim Hamilton on Econometrics, Energy Markets, and Low Interest Rates · Apr 2018

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    Joe Gagnon

    Joe Gagnon on Inflation Progress and the Path Ahead: Breaking Down Jerome Powell's Jackson Hole Speech · 3 episodes

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    Joey Politano

    Joey Politano on the AI Investment Boom and Trends in Economic Growth · 3 episodes

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    John Coates

    John Coates on *The Problem of Twelve: When a Few Financial Institutions Control Everything* · Aug 2023

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