A slightly off-center perspective on monetary problems.
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Welcome to a new blog on the endlessly perplexing problem of monetary policy. You’ll quickly notice that I am not a natural blogger, yet I feel compelled by recent events to give it a shot. Read more...
My name is Scott Sumner and I have taught economics at Bentley University for the past 27 years. I earned a BA in economics at Wisconsin and a PhD at Chicago. My research has been in the field of monetary economics, particularly the role of the gold standard in the Great Depression. I had just begun research on the relationship between cultural values and neoliberal reforms, when I got pulled back into monetary economics by the current crisis.
"“There are no libertarians when neighborhood property zoning is under review….” You found one? Where? I rephrase: "It is very rare to find a libertarian present when neighborhood property zoning..."
"MSS1914, Good comments, except about Trump. He was not honest as a candidate. He lied about his views on all sorts of things. For instance, he promised to pay off..."
"BTW, David Henderson posts that inflation is already licked (almost). He is not always wrong... https://www.econlib.org/is-inflation-high-not-according-to-the-producer-price-index/ Worth pondering. Sometimes I think 50% of America's problems can be traced back to..."
