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The Mystery of the Miniscule Term Spread

The Federal budget has just had a big hole blown in it, thanks to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and the last omnibus spending bill, the both the Fed and foreigners (including central banks) are no longer adding to their holdings of Treasurys.

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This entry was posted on February 13, 2019 by Menzie Chinn.

Scott Walker Lies (Yet Again)

About taxes and revenues and growth. He just can’t stop lying.

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This entry was posted on February 11, 2019 by Menzie Chinn.

Random Sunday Observation on the Compositional Attributes of the Econoblogosphere

The economics blogosphere, as listed in several lists of “top blogs” is remarkably monochromatic, and male.

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This entry was posted on February 10, 2019 by Menzie Chinn.

Scott Walker Tweets on Job Creation

From twitter:

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This entry was posted on February 9, 2019 by Menzie Chinn.

What a Confidence Interval Is Not

Ever since I read the hysterically incorrect interpretation of a confidence interval from a person who purports to be a policy analyst, I’ve been looking for a succint explanation from a statistician, as a handy reference. Here it is (h/t David Giles via Mark Thoma):

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This entry was posted on February 9, 2019 by Menzie Chinn.

“Go back to Puerto Rico”

“Republican Rep. Jason Smith yelled a potentially racially charged remark across the aisle as Democratic Rep. Tony Cárdenas was at the podium.” (Roll Call)

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This entry was posted on February 7, 2019 by Menzie Chinn.

This Is Winning?

The November trade release on US-China trade:

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This entry was posted on February 7, 2019 by Menzie Chinn.

Guest Contribution: “Can Specialization Patterns and Trade Costs Account for External Balances?”

Today, we are pleased to present a guest contribution written by Emine Boz (IMF), Nan Li (IMF) and Hongrui Zhang (IDB). The views expressed herein are those of the authors and should not be attributed to the IMF, IDB, their Executive Boards, or the managements of those organizations.


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This entry was posted on February 6, 2019 by Menzie Chinn.

“International spillovers of monetary policy through global banks”

That’s the title of a special issue of the Journal of International Money and Finance that’s just been published.

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This entry was posted on February 4, 2019 by Menzie Chinn.

The Modified Yield Curve and Growth Prospects through 2019

It’s kind of limiting to look only at recessions as predicted by the yield curve. What about growth?

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This entry was posted on February 3, 2019 by Menzie Chinn.

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James D. Hamilton is Professor of Economics at the University of California, San Diego

Menzie Chinn is Professor of Public Affairs and Economics at the University of Wisconsin, Madison

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