Podcast Episodes

Hester Peirce on the role of the SEC, Financial Surveillance, and Crypto

Episode 506

Hester Peirce is a current commissioner at the Securities and Exchange Commission and serves on its crypto task force. Hester returns to the show to discuss her time and role at the SEC, the SEC evo…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

Robin Brooks on the Dollar, Fiscal Dominance, and Geoeconomics

Episode 505

Robin Brooks is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. Robin returns to the show to discuss his previous appearance in March of 2020, life at a think tank, the changing or not-so-much status …

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Aditi Sahasrabuddhe on the Role Central Banker Relationships Play in Economic Crises

Episode 504

Aditi Sahasrabuddhe is a political scientist at Brown University and the author of the new book, Banker's Trust: How Social Relations Avert Global Financial Collapse. In Aditi's first appearance on …

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Will Luther and Josh Hendrickson on the Future of Bitcoin

Episode 503

Will Luther is an associate professor of economics at Florida Atlantic University and a fellow at the Bitcoin Policy Institute. Josh Hendrickson is a professor of economics and the chair of the econ…

Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago

Rashad Ahmed on the Global Impact of US Stablecoin Regulation and Crypto Adoption

Episode 502

Rashad Ahmed is a former Treasury and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency financial economist and is currently an economist at the upstart Andresen Institute for Finance and Economics. In Rash…

Published on 3 months ago

Paul Kupiec on Problems with the Fed's Balance Sheet and Calls to End Interest on Reserves

Episode 501

Paul Kupiec is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. In Paul's first appearance on the show, he discusses life at a think tank, the insolvency of the Fed, theories on how to fix the …

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

George Hall on the Fiscal Consequences of the US War on COVID

Episode 500

Check out David's Substack: Macroeconomic Policy Nexus for a special 500th episode post!

George Hall is a professor of economics at Brandeis University and formerly worked as an economist at the Ch…

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Ben Harris on the Fiscal Health of the US Government

Episode 499

Ben Harris served in numerous high-ranking roles as a public sector economist and is now the vice president and director of economic studies at the Brooking Institution. In Ben's first appearance on…

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago

Luis Garicano on the Future of Digital Money and Lessons Learned from the History of the Euro

Episode 498

Luis Garicano is a former member of the European Parliament and a professor at the London School of Economics. In Luis's first appearance on the show he discusses his new book, Crisis Cycle: Challen…

Published on 4 months ago

Mark Blyth on the Winners and Losers from Inflation

Episode 497

Mark Blyth is a professor of international economics at Brown University. In Mark's first appearance on the show, he discusses his new book Inflation: A Guide for Users and Losers, the concept of an…

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago