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Josh Hendrickson on Economic Growth, National Defense, and US Monetary Policy
Josh Hendrickson on Economic Growth, National Defense, and US Monetary Policy
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52 minutes
Released:
May 16, 2022
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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. Take the Macro Musings listener survey here. Transcript for the episode can be found here: https://www.mercatus.org/bridge/tags/macro-musings Josh’s Twitter: @RebelEconProf Josh’s Ole Miss profile: https://economics.olemiss.edu/joshua-hendrickson/ Related Links: *Central Banks are Inflation Creators, Not Inflation Fighters* by Joshua R. Hendrickson https://www.mercatus.org/publications/monetary-policy/central-banks-are-inflation-creators-not-inflation-fighters *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.cfm?abstract_id=3251917 *The Coronavirus and Lessons for Preparedness* by Josh Hendrickson https://www.mercatus.org/publications/covid-19-crisis-response/coronavirus-and-lessons-preparedness *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.cfm?abstract_id=3025548 David’s blog: macromarketmusings.blogspot.com David’s Twitter: @DavidBeckworth
Released:
May 16, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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