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Jesus Fernandez-Villaverde on Demographic Trends, Recent Macroeconomic Developments, and AI’s Implications for Economic Growth
Jesus Fernandez-Villaverde on Demographic Trends, Recent Macroeconomic Developments, and AI’s Implications for Economic Growth
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Length:
57 minutes
Released:
Jul 17, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
Jesus Fernandez-Villaverde is a professor of economics at the University of Pennsylvania and is the co-director of the Business, Economic, and Financial History Project at the Wharton School of Business. Jesus is also a returning guest to the podcast, and he rejoins Macro Musings to talk about recent macroeconomic developments, the demographic issues facing the world, and AI’s implications for economic growth. Specifically, David and Jesus also discuss whether we needed the fiscal and monetary stimulus of 2021, the European Inflation Story, South Korea as a case study for global demographic trends, how quantum computing will may impact macroeconomics in the future, and more. Transcript for this week’s episode. Jesus’s UPenn profile Jesus’s NBER archive David Beckworth’s Twitter: @DavidBeckworth Follow us on Twitter: @Macro_Musings Join the Macro Musings mailing list! Check out our new Macro Musings merch! Related Links: *The Demographic Future of Humanity: The Trends* by Jesus Fernandez-Villaverde *The Demographic Future of Humanity: Economic Challenge* by Jesus Fernandez-Villaverde *The Demographic Future of Humanity: Social Change* by Jesus Fernandez-Villaverde *Dynamic Programming on a Quantum Annealer: Solving the RBC Model* by Jesus Fernandez-Villaverde and Isaiah Hull
Released:
Jul 17, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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