No Con Economics

Marty Finkler's Thoughts on Economics and Policy

Inflation and Monetary Policy

November 25, 2021

Recently, I posted an expanded version of my Fresh Take interview. In that piece, I focused on various facets of inflation, but did not address the role of monetary forces. On November 23rd, two prominent economists – Paul Krugman and Raghuram Rajan – provided contrasting views of how the Federal Reserve Bank (FED) should respond … More Inflation and Monetary Policy

Inflation: Temporary or Sustained ?

November 22, 2021

Inflation, Government Spending and Modern Monetary Theory On Tuesday, November 16th, I was a guest on Josh Dukelow’s Fresh Take program . We discussed a variety of topics related to inflation including governmental spending and modern monetary theory. Since I put together a set of notes for the program, I decided to take this opportunity … More Inflation: Temporary or Sustained ?