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NIIP and Primary Income: Dark Matter +20 vs. Exorbitant Privilege +40

Here’s a graph that I constructed, in preparing to teach the open economy component of Macro Policy:

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This entry was posted on April 17, 2024 by Menzie Chinn.

US-China GDP Growth since 1981

Reader Bruce Hall observes:

China’s growth rate is projected to be about twice that of the US.

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This entry was posted on April 17, 2024 by Menzie Chinn.

Kim Ruhl: “U.S. China Trade: From the Cold War to the Trade War”

Economics Dept and CROWE presents:

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This entry was posted on April 17, 2024 by Menzie Chinn.

Polls, Sentiment, Prediction Markets

It’s of some interest to see how polls and prediction markets are viewing the presidential race, and how this links with economic sentiment.

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This entry was posted on April 17, 2024 by Menzie Chinn.

IMF View on US GDP Growth

More upbeat than WSJ April survey mean:

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This entry was posted on April 17, 2024 by Menzie Chinn.

“Assessing Methods to Integrate the Physical Risks and Transition Risks and Opportunities of Climate Change into the President’s Macroeconomic Forecast”

CEA and OMB report out today.

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This entry was posted on April 16, 2024 by Menzie Chinn.

GDP Forecasts Brighten Yet Further

The WSJ April survey is out (responses April 5-9):

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This entry was posted on April 15, 2024 by Menzie Chinn.

Guest Contribution: “On the time-varying impact of China’s bilateral political relations on its trading partners: “doux commerce” or “trade follows the flag”?”

Today we are pleased to present a guest contribution by Jamel Saadaoui (University of Strasbourg).  


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This entry was posted on April 14, 2024 by Menzie Chinn.

GDP Nowcasts

GDPNow and NY Fed close.

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This entry was posted on April 13, 2024 by Menzie Chinn.

Wisconsin Economic Forecast Luncheon

Video via WisconsinEye, event on April 10th.

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This entry was posted on April 13, 2024 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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