Author Archives: John Taylor
Still Crazy After All These Years—And What About the Next 50
Yesterday I was talking to a friend in my office about the great benefit to students from writing undergraduate honors theses in their senior year. I have long advised students to do so, perhaps because of the rewarding experience I … Continue reading
Posted in Monetary Policy, Teaching Economics
Favorite Economics April Fools Day Jokes on Twitter
Thanks for a little humor about two of the most important economic topics of the day: monetary policy at the Fed and bankruptcy policy at Tesla. I am sure there are others, but these two are my favorites: Monetary Policy … Continue reading
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Monetary Policy Getting Back on Track
In many ways, the Fed has begun to bring monetary policy back on track as it emphasizes a strategy and the use of monetary policy rules: On January 18 of last year, former Chair Janet Yellen described the Fed’s strategy … Continue reading
Posted in Monetary Policy
A Better Way to End Big Bank Bailouts
David Skeel and I wrote the following on an important report on bankruptcy reform just released by the U.S. Treasury: Yesterday the U.S. Treasury released its official response to President Trump’s memorandum of last April asking for a review of … Continue reading
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Application Deadline Approaching for Free Public Policy Program
After a very successful launch last summer, Stanford’s Hoover Institution is again offering a one-week public policy boot camp this coming August 19-25. This “residential immersion program” is aimed at college students and recent graduates. It consists of lectures, workshops, informal … Continue reading
Posted in Teaching Economics
Unique Cooperative Research Effort
This week marks the 20-year anniversary of a “notable conference” on monetary policy as Ed Nelson, who reminded me, puts it. The conference took place at the Cheeca Lodge in the Florida Keys on January 15-17, 1998, and it resulted … Continue reading
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The Fed’s Inflation Target and Policy Rules
The Brookings Institution held an interesting conference yesterday organized by David Wessel on “Should the Fed Stick with the 2 Percent Inflation Target or Rethink It?” Olivier Blanchard and Larry Summers argued, as they have elsewhere, that the Fed should … Continue reading
Posted in Monetary Policy
