
Christina Skinner on Central Bank Digital Currency as New Public Money
Christina Skinner is a legal scholar at the Wharton Business School at the University of Pennsylvania and was formerly legal counsel to the Bank of England. Christina is also a returning guest to the ...
5 Juni 20231h

Gianluca Benigno on the Basics and Policy Functionality of R** and the Dollar's Imperial Circle
Gianluca Benigno is a professor of economics at the University of Lausanne and was formerly a senior staffer and economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, an economist at the Bank of England,...
29 Maj 202349min

Dan McDowell on *Bucking the Buck: US Financial Sanctions and the International Backlash Against the Dollar*
Dan McDowell is an associate professor of political science at Syracuse University, and he is the author of a new book titled, *Bucking the Buck: US Financial Sanctions and the International Backlash ...
22 Maj 202355min

Jeanna Smialek on *Limitless: The Federal Reserve Takes on a New Age of Crisis*
Jeanna Smialek is a reporter who covers the Federal Reserve and the economy for the New York Times, and is the author of a new book titled, *Limitless: The Federal Reserve Takes On a New Age of Crisis...
15 Maj 202351min

Nathan Tankus on the Future of MMT and How to Avoid U.S. Debt Default
Nathan Tankus is a popular writer for a newsletter titled, *Notes on the Crises* and is the research director of the Modern Money Network. Nathan is also a returning guest to Macro Musings, and he rej...
8 Maj 20231h 8min

Brian Sack on the Fed's Balance Sheet and How to Improve the Floor Operating System
Brian Sack was recently the Director of Global Economics at the D.E. Shaw Group, and prior to that, he was the manager of the System Open Market Account or SOMA and the head of the Markets Group at th...
1 Maj 202347min

Mark Calabria on *Shelter From the Storm: How a COVID Mortgage Meltdown Was Averted*
Mark Calabria was the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency and prior to that, he was formerly a chief economist for Vice President Mike Pence. Mark is also a previous guest of Macro Musings,...
24 Apr 202355min

BONUS: George Hall on Financing World War II and Managing Post-War Debt
George Hall is a professor of economics at Brandeis University, and was formerly an economist at the Chicago Federal Reserve Bank. In this bonus segment from the previous conversation, George rejoins ...
19 Apr 202319min






















