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

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   Mehrsa Baradaran

   Mehrsa Baradaran on How COVID-19 is Exposing Existing Societal Wealth Gaps and Financial Access Challenges · Apr 2020

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   Michael Bordo

   23 - Michael Bordo on Anna Schwartz, Financial Crises, and Life as a Monetary Historian · Sep 2016

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   Michael Darda

   107 - Michael Darda on Inflation, Market Monetarism, and Fed Policy · May 2018

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   Michael Dooley

   Michael Dooley on the International Monetary System and Future of Global Dollar Dominance · Jul 2022

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   Mickey Levy

   Mickey Levy on How to Reboot Fed Policy Ahead of its Upcoming Framework Review · Jun 2024

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   Mike Derby

   131 – Mike Derby on Recent Economic Trends, Normalizing Monetary Policy and More · Nov 2018

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   Monica de Bolle

   115 - Monica de Bolle on the Economic Challenges Facing Argentina and Venezuela · Jul 2018

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   Morgan Ricks

   117 - Morgan Ricks on the Features and Advantages of Federal Reserve Bank Accounts · 3 episodes

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   Narayana Kocherlakota

   29 - Narayana Kocherlakota on the FOMC, the 2008 Crisis, and Monetary Rules · Oct 2016

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    Nellie Liang

    Nellie Liang on Stablecoins After GENIUS, Private Money, and the Global Dollar · Sep 2026

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    Nicholas Anthony

    Nicholas Anthony on *Digital Currency or Digital Control: Decoding CBDC and the Future of Money* · 2 episodes

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    Nick Bunker

    129 – Nick Bunker on the Economic Recovery, Unemployment Measurement, and the U.S. Labor Market · Oct 2018

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    Nick Rowe

    19 - Nick Rowe on Monetary Basics, Milton Friedman's Thermostat, and More · Aug 2016

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    Nicolas Cachanosky

    Nicolas Cachanosky on Dollarization in Argentina · Dec 2023

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    Nik Bhatia

    Nik Bhatia on Bitcoin and the Case for Using Stablecoins for Statecraft · Jun 2026

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    Norbert Michel

    81 – Norbert Michel on Smarter Financial Regulation · Oct 2017

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    Olivier Blanchard

    78 - Olivier Blanchard on the State of Macroeconomics · Oct 2017

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    PJ Glandon

    PJ Glandon on the State of Macroeconomics: Research and Pedagogy · Oct 2023

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    Pat Parkinson

    Pat Parkinson on the 2020 Treasury Market Meltdown and How to Avoid a Potential Sequel · Mar 2021

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    Patrick Horan

    Patrick Horan and David Beckworth on *The Fate of FAIT* and the Future of the Fed's Monetary Framework · Nov 2022

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    Paul Kupiec

    Paul Kupiec on Problems with the Fed's Balance Sheet and Calls to End Interest on Reserves · Jul 2025

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    Per Åsberg Sommar

    Per Åsberg Sommar on the State of the Riksbank and Operating Systems Around the World · Jan 2026

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    Peter Ganong

    Peter Ganong on the Dynamism and Resiliency of the US Economy · Oct 2022

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    Peter Ireland

    Peter Ireland on the Fed's Pandemic Performance and the Path Forward for Monetary Policy · 2 episodes

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    Peter Stella

    Peter Stella on the Quasi-Fiscal Implications of Central Bank Crisis Intervention · 4 episodes

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    Philippa Sigl-Glöckner

    Philippa Sigl-Glöckner on the Debt Brake, German Fiscal Policy, and Full Capacity Utilization · Sep 2021

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    Preston Mui
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    Rachel Siegel

    Rachel Siegel on the Fed, Commercial Real Estate, and the Economics of the 2024 Election · Nov 2023

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    Randal Quarles

    Randal Quarles on Inflation, Balance Sheet Reduction, Financial Stability, and the Future of the Fed · Jul 2022

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    Rashad Ahmed

    Rashad Ahmed on the Global Impact of US Stablecoin Regulation and Crypto Adoption · Aug 2025

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    Razeen Sally

    106 – Razeen Sally on Protectionism, International Trade, and China · May 2018

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    Ricardo Caballero

    88 – Ricardo Caballero on the Safe Asset Conundrum · Dec 2017

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    Richard Berner

    Richard Berner on Growth of the Private Credit and the Role of Fiscal Dominance on Treasury Markets · Jan 2026

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    Robert Graboyes

    Robert Graboyes on Monetary History of Small Coins · May 2019

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    Robert Hetzel

    11 - Robert Hetzel on Milton Friedman, the Monetarist-Keynesian Debate, and the 2008 Crisis · Jun 2016

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    Robert Orr

    Robert Orr on Supply Side Bottlenecks in the US Healthcare System and Solutions for Reform · Nov 2021

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    Robert Samuelson

    RE-AIR: Robert Samuelson on Paul Volcker and the Great Inflation · 2 episodes

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    Roberto Perli

    Roberto Perli on the Past, Present, and Future of the Fed's Balance Sheet · 2 episodes

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    Robin Brooks

    Robin Brooks on the Dollar, Fiscal Dominance, and Geoeconomics · 2 episodes

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    Robin Harding

    Robin Harding on Abenomics and the 'Japanification' of Monetary Policy · Sep 2020

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