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Benn Steil explains the Marshall Plan

  1. Marcel Fratzscher on the dark side of the German economy — now with transcript!!
  2. Marcel Fratzscher explores the dark side of the German economy
  3. Emi Nakamura on calculating inflation
  4. Stephanie Kelton explains how the government budget affects the economy and the mechanics of student debt forgiveness
  5. Jonathan Knee explains 25 years of Wall Street’s evolution
  6. Marcus Noland explains the North Korean economy
  7. Brad Setser explains how corporate tax policy affects the balance of payments
  8. Michele Wucker explains “Gray Rhinos”
  9. Listen - The "gray rhino" theory
  10. James Heckman tells us why IQ is overrated
  11. Mihir Desai explains the wisdom of finance — Now with transcript!
  12. Mihir Desai explains the Wisdom of Finance
  13. Can we avoid another financial crisis?
  14. Hirschmania, the final chapter
  15. The life and speeches of Sadie Alexander
  16. Kim Rueben on the fiscal impact of immigration
  17. A sit down with Adair Turner
  18. Stephen Kotkin explains how Stalin defined the Soviet system
  19. Richard Florida on geographic inequality
  20. Further reading

In this week’s episode, Matt talks with the author of a new history of the politics and economics of America’s early involvement in Europe after the end of WWII.

By: Matthew C Klein

What’s up with Portugal?

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The crisis-ridden country has done surprisingly well the past few years, at least by some measures.

By: Matthew C Klein

No, America would not benefit from authoritarian central planning

  1. FUD, inglorious FUD
  2. A complex analysis reaches same conclusion as simple one: hedge funds suck
  3. The jobs guarantee and human-capital “nationalisation”
  4. These hedge fund numbers can't be right
  5. The Vomiting Camel has escaped from Bitcoin zoo
  6. Lies, damn lies, and charticles
  7. The world doesn't need more Elon Musks
  8. No, Facebook should not become a nonprofit
  9. Sell all crypto and abandon all blockchain
  10. Immutable ledgers meet European data protection
  11. Amazon is not a bubble
  12. Japan's economic miracle
  13. Have you ever meta crypto joke you didn't like?
  14. Delaware should change its rules to let the light in
  15. Who needs the labels anyway?
  16. Baby Boomers want your family to finance a larger share of their retirement
  17. No one needs to buy Tesla
  18. How to win a debate in the cult of meritocracy
  19. Steinhoff International and the case of Pepkor Global Sourcing
  20. Sorry Jack, Bitcoin will not become the global currency
No, America would not benefit from authoritarian central planning

“China's mixed system” is not a model for the United States.

By: Matthew C Klein

Marcel Fratzscher on the dark side of the German economy — now with transcript!!

  1. Benn Steil explains the Marshall Plan
  2. Marcel Fratzscher explores the dark side of the German economy
  3. Emi Nakamura on calculating inflation
  4. Stephanie Kelton explains how the government budget affects the economy and the mechanics of student debt forgiveness
  5. Jonathan Knee explains 25 years of Wall Street’s evolution
  6. Marcus Noland explains the North Korean economy
  7. Brad Setser explains how corporate tax policy affects the balance of payments
  8. Michele Wucker explains “Gray Rhinos”
  9. Listen - The "gray rhino" theory
  10. James Heckman tells us why IQ is overrated
  11. Mihir Desai explains the wisdom of finance — Now with transcript!
  12. Mihir Desai explains the Wisdom of Finance
  13. Can we avoid another financial crisis?
  14. Hirschmania, the final chapter
  15. The life and speeches of Sadie Alexander
  16. Kim Rueben on the fiscal impact of immigration
  17. A sit down with Adair Turner
  18. Stephen Kotkin explains how Stalin defined the Soviet system
  19. Richard Florida on geographic inequality
  20. Further reading

Inequality, poverty, infrastructure investment, and more.

By: Matthew C Klein

Marcel Fratzscher explores the dark side of the German economy

  1. Benn Steil explains the Marshall Plan
  2. Marcel Fratzscher on the dark side of the German economy — now with transcript!!
  3. Emi Nakamura on calculating inflation
  4. Stephanie Kelton explains how the government budget affects the economy and the mechanics of student debt forgiveness
  5. Jonathan Knee explains 25 years of Wall Street’s evolution
  6. Marcus Noland explains the North Korean economy
  7. Brad Setser explains how corporate tax policy affects the balance of payments
  8. Michele Wucker explains “Gray Rhinos”
  9. Listen - The "gray rhino" theory
  10. James Heckman tells us why IQ is overrated
  11. Mihir Desai explains the wisdom of finance — Now with transcript!
  12. Mihir Desai explains the Wisdom of Finance
  13. Can we avoid another financial crisis?
  14. Hirschmania, the final chapter
  15. The life and speeches of Sadie Alexander
  16. Kim Rueben on the fiscal impact of immigration
  17. A sit down with Adair Turner
  18. Stephen Kotkin explains how Stalin defined the Soviet system
  19. Richard Florida on geographic inequality
  20. Further reading

There’s more the story than low unemployment and a strong welfare state.

By: Matthew C Klein

Markets Live

Fed macro live, 21st March, 2018

Live Fed and markets commentary from Alphaville.

By: Alexandra Scaggs, Matthew C Klein

Something weird happened in overnight index swaps on February 5

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We can’t explain it, but maybe you can.

By: Matthew C Klein

Well that’s one reason to buy yen…

  1. FUD, inglorious FUD
  2. A complex analysis reaches same conclusion as simple one: hedge funds suck
  3. The jobs guarantee and human-capital “nationalisation”
  4. These hedge fund numbers can't be right
  5. The Vomiting Camel has escaped from Bitcoin zoo
  6. Lies, damn lies, and charticles
  7. The world doesn't need more Elon Musks
  8. No, Facebook should not become a nonprofit
  9. Sell all crypto and abandon all blockchain
  10. Immutable ledgers meet European data protection
  11. Amazon is not a bubble
  12. Japan's economic miracle
  13. Have you ever meta crypto joke you didn't like?
  14. Delaware should change its rules to let the light in
  15. Who needs the labels anyway?
  16. Baby Boomers want your family to finance a larger share of their retirement
  17. No, America would not benefit from authoritarian central planning
  18. No one needs to buy Tesla
  19. How to win a debate in the cult of meritocracy
  20. Steinhoff International and the case of Pepkor Global Sourcing
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Facebook. Sure, why not.

By: Matthew C Klein

How did Cypriots respond to the 2013 banking crisis?

Cyprus-banking

They tried to avoid getting burned again.

By: Matthew C Klein

The world’s savers are doing something wrong

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Live a little!

By: Matthew C Klein

The euro area’s fiscal position makes no sense

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It’s way too tight. Federalism is the answer.

By: Matthew C Klein

Stephanie Kelton explains how the government budget affects the economy and the mechanics of student debt forgiveness

  1. Benn Steil explains the Marshall Plan
  2. Marcel Fratzscher on the dark side of the German economy — now with transcript!!
  3. Marcel Fratzscher explores the dark side of the German economy
  4. Emi Nakamura on calculating inflation
  5. Jonathan Knee explains 25 years of Wall Street’s evolution
  6. Marcus Noland explains the North Korean economy
  7. Brad Setser explains how corporate tax policy affects the balance of payments
  8. Michele Wucker explains “Gray Rhinos”
  9. Listen - The "gray rhino" theory
  10. James Heckman tells us why IQ is overrated
  11. Mihir Desai explains the wisdom of finance — Now with transcript!
  12. Mihir Desai explains the Wisdom of Finance
  13. Can we avoid another financial crisis?
  14. Hirschmania, the final chapter
  15. The life and speeches of Sadie Alexander
  16. Kim Rueben on the fiscal impact of immigration
  17. A sit down with Adair Turner
  18. Stephen Kotkin explains how Stalin defined the Soviet system
  19. Richard Florida on geographic inequality
  20. Further reading

In this episode, Matt Klein talks with Stephanie Kelton, a professor at SUNY-Stony Brook who was previously the chief economic adviser to Senator Bernie Sanders.

By: Matthew C Klein

The virtues and pitfalls of putting capital gains into the national accounts

Greenspan

Capital gains explain much, but there are also good reasons to leave them out when thinking about certain kinds of economic questions.

By: Matthew C Klein

China’s household debt problem

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China’s household sector is unusually small but its debts are not.

By: Matthew C Klein

Someone is wrong on the internet, government employee pensions and passive investing edition

  1. FUD, inglorious FUD
  2. A complex analysis reaches same conclusion as simple one: hedge funds suck
  3. The jobs guarantee and human-capital “nationalisation”
  4. These hedge fund numbers can't be right
  5. The Vomiting Camel has escaped from Bitcoin zoo
  6. Lies, damn lies, and charticles
  7. The world doesn't need more Elon Musks
  8. No, Facebook should not become a nonprofit
  9. Sell all crypto and abandon all blockchain
  10. Immutable ledgers meet European data protection
  11. Amazon is not a bubble
  12. Japan's economic miracle
  13. Have you ever meta crypto joke you didn't like?
  14. Delaware should change its rules to let the light in
  15. Who needs the labels anyway?
  16. Baby Boomers want your family to finance a larger share of their retirement
  17. No, America would not benefit from authoritarian central planning
  18. No one needs to buy Tesla
  19. How to win a debate in the cult of meritocracy
  20. Steinhoff International and the case of Pepkor Global Sourcing
Calpers

Area law professor is deeply confused about both public-employee pension funds and investing.

By: Matthew C Klein

Europeans should stop whining about their appreciating currency

Europeans should stop whining about their appreciating currency

The currency bloc has been relying on the largesse of foreigners to compensate for stinginess at home.

By: Matthew C Klein

Someone is wrong on the internet, consumer financial regulation edition

  1. FUD, inglorious FUD
  2. A complex analysis reaches same conclusion as simple one: hedge funds suck
  3. The jobs guarantee and human-capital “nationalisation”
  4. These hedge fund numbers can't be right
  5. The Vomiting Camel has escaped from Bitcoin zoo
  6. Lies, damn lies, and charticles
  7. The world doesn't need more Elon Musks
  8. No, Facebook should not become a nonprofit
  9. Sell all crypto and abandon all blockchain
  10. Immutable ledgers meet European data protection
  11. Amazon is not a bubble
  12. Japan's economic miracle
  13. Have you ever meta crypto joke you didn't like?
  14. Delaware should change its rules to let the light in
  15. Who needs the labels anyway?
  16. Baby Boomers want your family to finance a larger share of their retirement
  17. No, America would not benefit from authoritarian central planning
  18. No one needs to buy Tesla
  19. How to win a debate in the cult of meritocracy
  20. Steinhoff International and the case of Pepkor Global Sourcing
Charles-Keating

This kind of “respect” we could do without.

By: Matthew C Klein

Marcus Noland explains the North Korean economy

  1. Benn Steil explains the Marshall Plan
  2. Marcel Fratzscher on the dark side of the German economy — now with transcript!!
  3. Marcel Fratzscher explores the dark side of the German economy
  4. Emi Nakamura on calculating inflation
  5. Stephanie Kelton explains how the government budget affects the economy and the mechanics of student debt forgiveness
  6. Jonathan Knee explains 25 years of Wall Street’s evolution
  7. Brad Setser explains how corporate tax policy affects the balance of payments
  8. Michele Wucker explains “Gray Rhinos”
  9. Listen - The "gray rhino" theory
  10. James Heckman tells us why IQ is overrated
  11. Mihir Desai explains the wisdom of finance — Now with transcript!
  12. Mihir Desai explains the Wisdom of Finance
  13. Can we avoid another financial crisis?
  14. Hirschmania, the final chapter
  15. The life and speeches of Sadie Alexander
  16. Kim Rueben on the fiscal impact of immigration
  17. A sit down with Adair Turner
  18. Stephen Kotkin explains how Stalin defined the Soviet system
  19. Richard Florida on geographic inequality
  20. Further reading

North Korea began as a Stalinist society oriented around heavy industry and manufacturing. In this week’s episode, Marcus Noland of the Peterson Institute for International Economics talks with Matt Klein about how the country’s economy has changed over time.

By: Matthew C Klein

Real US interest rates are sanguine about the budget and pessimistic about growth

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The bond market is trying to tell you something.

By: Matthew C Klein

Someone is wrong on the internet, modern servitude edition

From the people who want to ban index funds…

By: Matthew C Klein

Brad Setser explains how corporate tax policy affects the balance of payments

  1. Benn Steil explains the Marshall Plan
  2. Marcel Fratzscher on the dark side of the German economy — now with transcript!!
  3. Marcel Fratzscher explores the dark side of the German economy
  4. Emi Nakamura on calculating inflation
  5. Stephanie Kelton explains how the government budget affects the economy and the mechanics of student debt forgiveness
  6. Jonathan Knee explains 25 years of Wall Street’s evolution
  7. Marcus Noland explains the North Korean economy
  8. Michele Wucker explains “Gray Rhinos”
  9. Listen - The "gray rhino" theory
  10. James Heckman tells us why IQ is overrated
  11. Mihir Desai explains the wisdom of finance — Now with transcript!
  12. Mihir Desai explains the Wisdom of Finance
  13. Can we avoid another financial crisis?
  14. Hirschmania, the final chapter
  15. The life and speeches of Sadie Alexander
  16. Kim Rueben on the fiscal impact of immigration
  17. A sit down with Adair Turner
  18. Stephen Kotkin explains how Stalin defined the Soviet system
  19. Richard Florida on geographic inequality
  20. Further reading

This week’s episode features Matt talking with former US Treasury international economist Brad Setser about the ways multinationals show up in the macro data and how the new tax law might change things.

By: Matthew C Klein

“Optimal control” strikes back?

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It may have been a good idea once, but…

By: Matthew C Klein

Someone is wrong on the internet, wages and the stock market edition

  1. FUD, inglorious FUD
  2. A complex analysis reaches same conclusion as simple one: hedge funds suck
  3. The jobs guarantee and human-capital “nationalisation”
  4. These hedge fund numbers can't be right
  5. The Vomiting Camel has escaped from Bitcoin zoo
  6. Lies, damn lies, and charticles
  7. The world doesn't need more Elon Musks
  8. No, Facebook should not become a nonprofit
  9. Sell all crypto and abandon all blockchain
  10. Immutable ledgers meet European data protection
  11. Amazon is not a bubble
  12. Japan's economic miracle
  13. Have you ever meta crypto joke you didn't like?
  14. Delaware should change its rules to let the light in
  15. Who needs the labels anyway?
  16. Baby Boomers want your family to finance a larger share of their retirement
  17. No, America would not benefit from authoritarian central planning
  18. No one needs to buy Tesla
  19. How to win a debate in the cult of meritocracy
  20. Steinhoff International and the case of Pepkor Global Sourcing
US-avg-hourly-wages-all-private-emps-featured

Traders may think wage growth caused the stock sell-off but the wage data would beg to disagree.

By: Matthew C Klein

Options prices imply Janet Yellen is leaving on a high note

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Options prices imply record-high confidence in the inflation outlook and little fear of interest rate risk. No wonder stock markets are melting up.

By: Matthew C Klein

Richard Koo likes the US corporate tax cuts

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One of Keynesianism’s most fervent advocates likes a “supply-side” policy change.

By: Matthew C Klein

“Abenomics” as the new gold standard?

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Surprising, but true.

By: Matthew C Klein

Mnuchin is right about the dollar

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It doesn’t make a ton of sense to blame the Treasury secretary for a moderate US-dollar decline.

By: Matthew C Klein

NAIRU: not just bad economics, now also bad politics

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A morally odious theory is empirically unsupportable and increasingly questioned by a younger generation of central bankers. Expect politicians to make more noise about the Fed’s controversial choices after Yellen is gone.

By: Matthew C Klein

Michele Wucker explains “Gray Rhinos”

  1. Benn Steil explains the Marshall Plan
  2. Marcel Fratzscher on the dark side of the German economy — now with transcript!!
  3. Marcel Fratzscher explores the dark side of the German economy
  4. Emi Nakamura on calculating inflation
  5. Stephanie Kelton explains how the government budget affects the economy and the mechanics of student debt forgiveness
  6. Jonathan Knee explains 25 years of Wall Street’s evolution
  7. Marcus Noland explains the North Korean economy
  8. Brad Setser explains how corporate tax policy affects the balance of payments
  9. Listen - The "gray rhino" theory
  10. James Heckman tells us why IQ is overrated
  11. Mihir Desai explains the wisdom of finance — Now with transcript!
  12. Mihir Desai explains the Wisdom of Finance
  13. Can we avoid another financial crisis?
  14. Hirschmania, the final chapter
  15. The life and speeches of Sadie Alexander
  16. Kim Rueben on the fiscal impact of immigration
  17. A sit down with Adair Turner
  18. Stephen Kotkin explains how Stalin defined the Soviet system
  19. Richard Florida on geographic inequality
  20. Further reading

In this week’s episode, Matt Klein talked with Michele Wucker about her work on “gray rhinos”: risks that can be anticipated and avoided, but often aren’t.

By: Matthew C Klein

Stop calling GBP the Great British Peso, says DB

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Currency depreciation –> looser monetary policy is not a feature of EMs.

By: Matthew C Klein

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