Section Content: 2021 & 2022 Observations
Long-term Inflation Outlook - October 7, 2021
Modern Monetary Theory - July 10, 2019
Fighting Recessions: Monetary Policy vs. Fiscal Policy - November 11, 2021
Housing Prices and Inflation - November 29, 2021
Comments on the Federal Reserve's Section 13(3) - February 8, 2022
Decline in U.S. Manufacturing Employment Revisited - April 6, 2022
Trade, Productivity and the Decline in U.S. Manufacturing - August 1, 2022
Monetary Policy: Comparison with Fiscal Policy
This observation discusses some of the differences between monetary policy and fiscal policy in providing economic stimulus. It suggests that increased attention to the distributional effects of monetary policy may make decision-making more contentious and political.
Monetary Policy: Housing prices and inflation
Housing prices are not included in U.S. inflation measures. This observation comments on the treatment of owner-occupied housing in the CPI.
There are no easy answers.
Monetary Policy: Section 13(3) and lending to non-banks
This observation discusses the Federal Reserve's lending to non-banks in the Global Financial Crisis and the Covid-19 recession.
Decline in Manufacturing: Updating the numbers
This observation reviews the decline in U.S. manufacturing employment from 1949 to 2019.
Decline in U.S. Manufacturing: Trade vs. Productivity Debate
Many economists think that strong productivity growth is the primary reason for the decline in manufacturing employment and see import competition as unimportant. Others see imports as disruptive, particularly at the local level. This note comments on the debate.
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