Josh Hendrickson on Economic Growth, National Defense, and US Monetary Policy

Описание: Josh Hendrickson is Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Mississippi and Chair of the Economics Department. Josh joins David on Macro Musings to discuss US monetary policy and US defense policy. Specifically, Josh and David discuss the coordination of fiscal and monetary policy and what Milton Friedman would think of it today, the Fed’s responsibility for modern inflation trends, state capacity and how it impacts economic growth, the role of national defense in the context of state capacity and economic growth, and much more.


 


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Related Links:


 


Central Banks are Inflation Creators, Not Inflation Fighters by Joshua R. Hendrickson


https://www.mercatus.org/publications...


 


Evolution, Uncertainty, and the Asymptotic Efficiency of Policy by Brian C. Albrecht, Joshua R. Hendrickson, and Alexander William Salter


https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.c...


 


The Coronavirus and Lessons for Preparedness by Josh Hendrickson


https://www.mercatus.org/publications...


 


Preventing Plunder, Military Technology, Capital Accumulation and Economic Growth by Brian C. Albrecht, Joshua R. Hendrickson, and Alexander William Salter


https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.c...


 


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