Bruce Mizrach prepared some very thoughtful questions for an interview at the Society for Nonlinear Dynamics and Econometrics Symposium in San Francisco two months ago. We discussed a broad range of topics, including my background, Markov-switching models, the Fed, oil prices, and why I blog. Below are links you can follow to see the answers to particular questions.

The background for the interview and details of the questions can be found in a nice write-up by Bruce Mizrach that appeared in the latest issue of Studies in Nonlinear Dynamics and Econometrics. Here are abbreviated versions of the questions with links to the relevant video. Thanks much to Bruce for preparing this and helping make it accessible to all our readers.

1. Why economics? [WMV]
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2. Economics training [WMV]
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3. San Diego [WMV]
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4. Markov switching models [WMV]
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5. Macroeconomic nonlinearities [WMV]
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6. Business cycle dating methods [WMV]
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7. Regime switching [WMV]
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8. Unresolved questions in Markov switching [WMV]
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9. Text book [WMV]
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10. Random fields [WMV]
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11. Monetary policy [WMV]
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12. FOMC forecasts [WMV]
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13. Liquidity crisis [WMV]
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14. Politics of energy prices [WMV]
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15. Role of energy prices in macroeconomic fluctuations [WMV]
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16. $100 barrel oil [WMV]
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17. Blogging [WMV]
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18. Projects for the next 10 years [WMV]
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19. Advice for graduate students [WMV]
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