Monthly Archives: December 2013

Catching Up On Some Hot Debates Over Monetary Policy

There have been a flurry of debates and discussions about monetary policy in December, and people have been emailing and tweeting me asking for the links.  So here are: — some links to segments (with some overlap) produced by CNBC … Continue reading

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Clarifying Some Key Taylor Rule Calculations

Justin Lahart has an article in the Wall Street Journal today about the Taylor Rule and the time inconsistency of the Fed’s forward guidance. I agree with the spirit of the piece, but unfortunately the article misquotes the Taylor rule … Continue reading

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Response to an Email about QE and a Letter

Recently I received an email with this question about my views on quantitative easing and a letter I signed with others: “I have a question about the letter you signed back in 2010 asking the Fed not to do QE2. That … Continue reading

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