Edward Prescott doesn’t hold back on macroeconomics and central banks
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We wanted to see what happens if you don’t have the usual financial factors in there—not one word about banks, the Federal Reserve, the collapse of Lehman Brothers, et cetera
22 Feb 2022 Leave a comment
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For McGrattan and Prescott, two leading proponents of the use of quantitative, dynamic business cycle modeling to analyze macroeconomic trends, including intangible capital investment in total economic output is the key to making sense of head-scratching countercyclical movements in labor productivity over the past 25 years.
From https://www.minneapolisfed.org/article/2012/unmeasured-investment
My submission on Crown deposit insurance for finance company Ponzi schemes
21 Feb 2022 Leave a comment
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Money Under Laissez-Faire George Selgin
15 Jan 2022 Leave a comment
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The Fed’s Dismal Record | George A. Selgin
10 Jan 2022 Leave a comment
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George Selgin / Central Banking and Financial Crises
15 Dec 2021 Leave a comment
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George Selgin – replace the Fed
07 Dec 2021 Leave a comment
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Did the New Deal End the Great Depression? (with George Selgin)
06 Dec 2021 Leave a comment
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George Selgin on the Fed 12/06/2010
03 Dec 2021 Leave a comment
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Webinar: John H. Cochrane on the role of central banks
02 Dec 2021 Leave a comment
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The History, Present, and Future of Central Banks, Feat. George Selgin
30 Nov 2021 Leave a comment
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George Selgin the Fed’s century of failure
26 Nov 2021 Leave a comment
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The Private Supply of Money | George A. Selgin
24 Nov 2021 1 Comment
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Ed Prescott Says ‘Partial’ Default Is Likely for Greece
22 Nov 2021 Leave a comment
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Edward C Prescott on the EU, business cycles and European economic research
20 Nov 2021 Leave a comment
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