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David Beckworth on the Safe Asset Theory of Inflation, Comparing Central Bank Frameworks, and a Year of Macro Musings in Review

Published: Dec. 27, 2021, 5:30 a.m.

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In this special end-of-the-year episode of Macro Musings, David Beckworth joins guest host David Andolfatto of the St. Louis Fed to discuss a wide range of macroeconomic topics, including podcast highlights from the whole of 2021. More specifically, both Davids talk about the similarities and differences between average inflation targeting and NGDP targeting, the recent inflation puzzles that have plagued the macroeconomy, David\\u2019s safe asset theory of inflation, and more.

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Transcript for the episode can be found here.

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David Beckworth\\u2019s Twitter: @DavidBeckworth

David Beckworth\\u2019s blog:\\xa0http://macromarketmusings.blogspot.com/

David Beckworth\\u2019s Mercatus profile:\\xa0https://www.mercatus.org/scholars/david-beckworth

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David Andolfatto\\u2019s Twitter: @dandolfa

David Andolfatto\\u2019s St. Louis Fed profile:\\xa0https://www.stlouisfed.org/about-us/leadership-governance/bank-officers/executive-bios/david-andolfatto

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Related Links:

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*The Safe Asset Shortage and the Low Inflation of 2010-2019: A Money Demand View* by David Beckworth

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3992846

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*The Prospect of Fiscal Dominance in the United States: A New Quantity Theory Perspective* by David Beckworth

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3969473

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*The Fiscal Theory of Price Level with a Bubble* by Markus Brunnermeier, Sebastian Merkel, and Yuliy Sannikov

https://www.nber.org/papers/w27116

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