The title of this post describes the main message of Pavlina Tcherneva’s research. This video is a “must see”. If her message becomes part of the policy approach for the…

I read Paul Krugman, Ben Bernanke and others. They mention two reasons why some people are calling for interest rates to rise… Possibility of Inflation Possibility of Financial instability Now…

Republicans jumped on Clinton’s decision [in her speech today] to cite her ties to Obama and were trying to raise money off the speech almost as soon as it ended….

…wished. Former Federal Reserve Chair Alan Greenspan referred to the decline in U.S. long-term rates in 2005 as a “conundrum.” This problem is exacerbated in other countries’ financial markets, where…

…Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) in 1995 and has sought to further trade integration. Financial deregulation began in the U.S. in the 1980s with the removal of regulations on…

…a deal. Which makes me wonder: Who will be the ones sitting across the conference table from him, their lawyers and financial advisers in tow? I’m trying to figure this…

…Congress to repeal the Obama administration’s rule under Dodd-Frank making financial advisers legal fiduciaries. In a story last week titled “Obama vetoes legislation to thwart financial adviser rule,” the Associated…

Here I am just going to suggest you click and read https://mainlymacro.blogspot.it/2016/08/heterodox-economics-mainstream-macro.html . I do have some thoughts at Robert’s Stochastic thoughts but I don’t think they are worth your…

…and suggests that financial sector shocks may be most relevant for modeling open-economy coordination. But widespread cooperation could undercut the ability of a central bank to credibly commit to a…