Krugman’s deceptive “inflation derp” trap
In his column in the NYT yesterday, Paul Krugman ripped Marvin Goodfriend as unresponsive when asked by some members of …
Monthly Archives: January 2018
My additional two cents on “public” understanding of inflation targeting
I read a post recently about the argument often made against NGDLT that “the public” either more clearly understands inflation …
Husband doesn’t get why I don’t hate Trump
Remember Teddy Roosevelt who spoke softly but carried a big stick? Trump is the anti-TR. All bluster and carries a …
The rumor mill on Fed’s Vice Chair pick
I was probably last to know, but thought I’d post it here in case there is someone out there who …
Central banks don’t need cryptos
The editors of Bloomberg say that central banks should tread carefully with cryptos in the article titled Bitcoin isn’t the …
Cryptocurrency part 2
Yesterday I did an intro post on my view of the current reality of cyrptocurrencies. For part two I’ll be …
MeToo: Crypto-something
There’s been much ado about Bitcoin lately, some seeing bubbles, some seeing opportunity, and apparently many more wanting to get …
Reuters gab on NGDPLT: Stop talking about interest rates – PLEASE
On January 5th, Reuters published an article that speculates on the road ahead for the new Fed Chairman Powell when …
Musing on the natural rate of unemployment
There has been a lot of discussion in the press and elsewhere about the meaning of the natural rate hypothesis …
A political party of one
“I am on nobody’s side because nobody is on my side” – Treebeard I have to admit that I feel …
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