
Big State Inflation
Dec 4, 2021 worries that US monetary and fiscal policy is running off the rails and theatening future growth.
Robert J. Barro, Professor of Economics at Harvard, is a visiting scholar at the American Enterprise Institute and a research associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research.
Dec 4, 2021 worries that US monetary and fiscal policy is running off the rails and theatening future growth.
Apr 20, 2021 warns that the anchor of long-term inflation expectations is being pulled up, advises the US on how to deal with China, and critiques Joe Biden’s proposed infrastructure package.
Feb 25, 2021 worries that reckless policies could undo decades of hard-won gains by monetary policymakers.
Sep 5, 2019 laments that misguided protectionism is derailing otherwise favorable US tax and deregulatory policies.
Jul 23, 2019 sees no good economic reason for the sudden reversal of monetary-policy normalization this year.
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