Dan Katz and Stephen Miran on Reforming the Federal Reserve's Governance

Dan Katz and Stephen Miran on Reforming the Federal Reserve's Governance

Dan Katz and Stephen Miran are former senior advisors for the US Treasury Department and are currently adjunct fellows at the Manhattan Institute. Dan and Stephen have also written a new paper titled, *Reform the Federal Reserve's Governance to Deliver Better Monetary Outcomes,* and they join Macro Musings to talk about this paper and the proposed reforms for the Federal Reserve outlined in it. Specifically, Dan, Steve, and David discuss the ever-expanding reach of the Fed, its role as debt manager and bank regulator, the current issue with the central bank's personnel, and a lot more.

Transcript for this week's episode.

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*Reform the Federal Reserve's Governance to Deliver Better Monetary Outcomes* by Dan Katz and Stephen Miran

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) – Intro

(00:04:20) – The Fed's Issue of Picking Winners and Losers

(00:09:17) – The Fed's Role as Bank Regulator

(00:12:53) – The Ever-Expanding Reach of the Fed

(00:17:50) – The Fed as a Debt Manager

(00:23:33) – What Should the Fed Do in a Zero Lower Bound Environment

(00:27:26) – Personnel is Policy: The Issue with Fed Personnel

(00:29:55) – Options for Personnel Reform at the Fed

(00:38:22) – Making the Fed President Selection Process More Robust

(00:47:28) – The Nature of Debate at the Fed

(00:50:53) – The Scope for Change at the Fed

(00:53:21) – Outro

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