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Jesus Fernandez-Villaverde on Demographic Trends, Recent Macroeconomic Developments, and AIs Implications for Economic Growth

Published: July 17, 2023, 4:30 a.m.

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\u2019s 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.

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*The Demographic Future of Humanity: The Trends* by Jesus Fernandez-Villaverde

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*The Demographic Future of Humanity: Economic Challenge* by Jesus Fernandez-Villaverde

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*The Demographic Future of Humanity: Social Change* by Jesus Fernandez-Villaverde

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*Dynamic Programming on a Quantum Annealer: Solving the RBC Model* by Jesus Fernandez-Villaverde and Isaiah Hull