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https://andolfatto.blogspot.com/2010/10/ MacroMania: October 2010 october https://andolfatto.blogspot.com/2016/04/how-old-were-inventors-of-major.html MacroMania: How old were the inventors of major inventions? I came across this fun column the other day listing a number of Famous Inventions , like the airplane, the camera, electricity, the car, e... how oldthe inventorsmajorinventions https://andolfatto.blogspot.com/2016/03/secular-stagnation-then-and-now.html?m=0 MacroMania: Secular stagnation then and now Secular stagnation refers to a prolonged and indefinite period of slow growth and high unemployment (or subnormal factor utilization). Whe... secular stagnation https://andolfatto.blogspot.com/2017/08/a-monetary-fiscal-theory-of-inflation.html MacroMania: A monetary-fiscal theory of inflation On December 17, 2015, the FOMC has raised its policy rate (IOER) from 25bp to 50bp. It has since raised the IOER rate three more times to 1... fiscal theorymonetaryinflation https://andolfatto.blogspot.com/2014/06/ MacroMania: June 2014 june https://andolfatto.blogspot.com/2014/01/ MacroMania: January 2014 january https://andolfatto.blogspot.com/2012/02/what-output-gap.html MacroMania: What output gap? James Bullard In case you haven't seen it, you may be interested in this speech given recently by Jim Bullard, president of the St. Lou... outputgap https://andolfatto.blogspot.com/2017/04/the-st-louis-feds-macroeconomic-outlook.html?m=0 MacroMania: The St. Louis Fed's Macroeconomic Outlook St. Louis Fed president James Bullard recently gave this speech on the U.S. macroeconomic outlook. The key themes of his talk were: The ... st louisfedmacroeconomicoutlook https://andolfatto.blogspot.com/2011/12/beveridge-curves-for-36-us-cities.html MacroMania: Beveridge Curves for 36 U.S. Cities (updated) On October 9, 2010, I posted some regional vacancy-unemployment data for the United States; see: Beveridge Curves for 36 U.S. Cities . M... u sbeveridgecurvescitiesupdated https://andolfatto.blogspot.com/2012/02/what-output-gap.html?m=0 MacroMania: What output gap? James Bullard In case you haven't seen it, you may be interested in this speech given recently by Jim Bullard, president of the St. Lou... outputgap https://andolfatto.blogspot.com/2012/04/what-really-constrains-bank-lending.html MacroMania: What really constrains bank lending Thought I would share an interesting article by John Carney: What Really Constrains Bank Lending . If anyone out there has worked in the... reallyconstrainsbanklending https://andolfatto.blogspot.com/2011/03/?m=0 MacroMania: March 2011 march https://andolfatto.blogspot.com/2023/07/ MacroMania: July 2023 july https://andolfatto.blogspot.com/2013/10/ MacroMania: October 2013 october https://andolfatto.blogspot.com/2014/03/?m=0 MacroMania: March 2014 march https://andolfatto.blogspot.com/2010/05/?m=0 MacroMania: May 2010 may https://andolfatto.blogspot.com/2016/03/does-fed-have-credibility-problem.html MacroMania: Does the Fed have a credibility problem? Former Minneapolis Fed president Narayana Kocherlakota thinks that the Fed's recent communication strategy has resulted in an unforced "cre... the fedcredibilityproblem https://andolfatto.blogspot.com/2019/05/ MacroMania: May 2019 may https://andolfatto.blogspot.com/2013/09/?m=0 MacroMania: September 2013 september https://andolfatto.blogspot.com/2018/ MacroMania: 2018 https://andolfatto.blogspot.com/2015/08/arguments-for-and-against-lift-off.html MacroMania: Arguments for and against lift off Should the Fed raise its policy rate this September or not? Seems like a lot of people want to know. For those not following the discussion... for and againstargumentslift https://andolfatto.blogspot.com/2015/08/?m=0 MacroMania: August 2015 august https://andolfatto.blogspot.com/2011/04/ron-paul-on-bernankes-press-conference.html?m=1 MacroMania: Ron Paul on Bernanke's Press Conference CNBC interview with Congressman Ron Paul yesterday (April 28, 2011); click here . The interviewer begins by quoting a statement Paul made ... ron paulbernankepressconference https://andolfatto.blogspot.com/2009/04/?m=0 MacroMania: April 2009 april https://andolfatto.blogspot.com/2016/05/?m=0 MacroMania: May 2016 may https://andolfatto.blogspot.com/2015/12/schumpeterian-growth-and-secular.html?m=0 MacroMania: Schumpeterian growth and secular stagnation What is secular stagnation? The "secular" part suggests something that's persistent--in the order of decades (as opposed to the 2-5 yea... growthsecularstagnation https://andolfatto.blogspot.com/2012/ MacroMania: 2012 https://andolfatto.blogspot.com/2011/ MacroMania: 2011 https://andolfatto.blogspot.com/2013/12/labor-force-participation-gaps-us-vs.html MacroMania: Labor Force Participation Gaps (U.S. vs. Canada) This post is meant as a complement to my earlier posts: [1] Employment Gaps , [2] Employment Slumps in Canada and the U.S. , and [3] U.S. L... labor force participationu sgapsvscanada https://andolfatto.blogspot.com/2015/09/ MacroMania: September 2015 september https://andolfatto.blogspot.com/2010/ MacroMania: 2010 https://andolfatto.blogspot.com/2008/12/ MacroMania: December 2008 december https://andolfatto.blogspot.com/2010/05/volcker-rule.html MacroMania: The Volcker Rule A number of my colleagues and myself (at the FRB St Louis) attended a meeting yesterday with Paul Volcker to hear him opine on the so-called... volckerrule https://andolfatto.blogspot.com/2018/03/?m=0 MacroMania: March 2018 march https://andolfatto.blogspot.com/2010/05/euro-crisis.html MacroMania: The Euro Crisis An interesting piece today in Spiegel: The Euro Crisis . Take a look at this (a few pics reproduced below). the eurocrisis https://andolfatto.blogspot.com/2013/11/?m=0 MacroMania: November 2013 november https://andolfatto.blogspot.com/2018/03/inflation-and-unemployment-part-2.html?m=1 MacroMania: Inflation and Unemployment (Part 2) In my previous post ( Inflation and Unemployment ), I reviewed what I thought was a fair characterization of the way the Federal Reserve Bo... inflationunemploymentpart https://andolfatto.blogspot.com/?m=1 MacroMania https://andolfatto.blogspot.com/2010/04/are-mortgage-defaults-driving-consumer.html MacroMania: Are Mortgage Defaults Driving Consumer Demand? Came across this "funny" story: Mortgage Defaults May be Driving Consumer Spending . You've got to like this one: First he describes a case ... mortgagedefaultsdrivingconsumerdemand https://andolfatto.blogspot.com/2013/09/ngdp-targeting-and-taylor-rule.html MacroMania: NGDP targeting and the Taylor Rule Chris Waller pointed out to me this morning that the NGDP target is formally equivalent to a special case of the Taylor rule. (Maybe this ... ngdp targetingand thetaylorrule https://andolfatto.blogspot.com/2021/03/is-it-time-for-some-unpleasant.html MacroMania: Is it time for some unpleasant monetarist arithmetic? The title of this post alludes to a paper written by Tom Sargent and Neil Wallace 40 years ago " Some Unpleasant Monetarist Arithmetic ." Th... time forunpleasantarithmetic https://andolfatto.blogspot.com/2016/11/ MacroMania: November 2016 november https://andolfatto.blogspot.com/2012/01/using-beveridge-curve-dynamics-to.html MacroMania: Using Beveridge curve dynamics to identify cyclical and structural shocks I recently gave a short presentation to the Board of Directors of the Louisville branch of the St. Louis Fed. Following my presentation (wh... usingbeveridgecurvedynamics https://andolfatto.blogspot.com/2017/02/?m=0 MacroMania: February 2017 february https://andolfatto.blogspot.com/2016/03/is-bitcoin-safe-asset.html MacroMania: Is Bitcoin a Safe Asset? You're probably thinking no , of course not. The dollar price of bitcoin can be quite volatile (see here ). One can easily gain or lose 50%... bitcoinsafeasset https://andolfatto.blogspot.com/2017/11/tyler-cowen-on-central-bank.html MacroMania: Tyler Cowen on Central Bank Cryptocurrencies I enjoy reading Tyler Cowen and have learned a lot from his columns. So before I criticize his most recent effort, I want to thank him for... tyler cowencentral bankcryptocurrencies https://andolfatto.blogspot.com/2014/11/?m=0 MacroMania: November 2014 november https://andolfatto.blogspot.com/2011/10/?m=0 MacroMania: October 2011 october https://andolfatto.blogspot.com/2018/09/ MacroMania: September 2018 september https://andolfatto.blogspot.com/2014/09/ MacroMania: September 2014 september https://andolfatto.blogspot.com/2010/07/ MacroMania: July 2010 july https://andolfatto.blogspot.com/2018/01/ MacroMania: January 2018 january https://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/xenial/man3/Locale::RecodeData::MACROMANIA.3pm.html Ubuntu Manpage: Locale::RecodeData::MACROMANIA - Conversion routines for MACROMANIA Conversion routines for MACROMANIA ubuntumanpagelocaleconversionroutines https://andolfatto.blogspot.com/2009/11/?m=0 MacroMania: November 2009 november https://andolfatto.blogspot.com/2022/?m=0 MacroMania: 2022 https://andolfatto.blogspot.com/2011/10/ MacroMania: October 2011 october https://andolfatto.blogspot.com/2010/05/liquidity-and-debt.html MacroMania: Liquidity and Debt The empirical evidence shows that throughout history, money (broadly defined to constitute assets that circulate widely as media of exchange... liquiditydebt https://andolfatto.blogspot.com/2010/03/wsj-why-financial-reform-is-stalled.html MacroMania: WSJ: Why Financial Reform is Stalled Came across this excellent article today, by Peter J. Wallison. In case you haven't seen it, click here . In a nutshell, he criticizes the ... financial reformwsjstalled https://andolfatto.blogspot.com/2010/10/in-praise-of-older-women.html MacroMania: In Praise of Older Women By all accounts, the U.S. employment picture looks bad. But what do we mean by "bad?" The most common way to demonstrate how bad it is, is v... in praise ofolderwomen https://andolfatto.blogspot.com/2021/02/ MacroMania: February 2021 february