EPU through yesterday, and VIX as of 2pm today:
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Teaching Macro, 2025
I’ve got undergrad upper division and MSc level macro courses (latter w/Charles Engel) to teach this spring (also a stats course, where I use lots of examples from comments as cautionary notes, [1], [2], [3], [4]). Last year I added to the undergrad course climate change and r*. This year, I’m taking suggestions.
“The economists’ word of the year”
From Kristin Schwab and Sofia Terenzio on Marketplace on New Year’s Eve:
Year in Review, 2024: Mendacity and Economic Incompetence, Equal Parts
I thought I was getting a little jaded, but the likes of Heritage Foundation’s EJ Antoni, the WisGOP, and Steve Kopits reaffirmed my faith in how much work remains.
Maheshri and Winston: “The U.S.’s Decades Long 2nd Great Depression”
In RealClearPolitics, a provocative thesis, from Vikram Maheshri (U. Houston) and Cliff Winston* (Brookings):
Trump CEA Nominee: Stephen Miran
From Politico today:
Business Cycle Indicators for November 2024
Consumption and personal income ex-transfers growth accelerate.
Betting on Shutdown: Thanks, Trump!
From Kalshi, 7pm CT today:
Policy Uncertainty since the Election
As measured by Baker, Bloom and Davis:
Are You a Mainstream (Macro) Economist?
A self test (a follow up to this post):