Macro Musings with David Beckworth podcast

Macro Musings with David Beckworth

Hosted by David Beckworth of the Mercatus Center, Macro Musings pulls back the curtain on the important macroeconomic issues of the past, present, and future.

Hosted by David Beckworth of the Mercatus Center, Macro Musings pulls back the curtain on the important macroeconomic issues of the past, present, and future.

 

#528

Martha Gimbel on the Impact of AI and the Trade War on Labor Markets

Martha Gimbel is the executive director and co-founder of the Budget Lab at Yale. In Marth... more

5 hrs Ago

55 MINS

55:32

5 hrs Ago


#527

Laurence Bristow on What the Fed can Learn from the Reserve Bank of Australia

Laurence Bristow is a former staffer at the Reserve Bank of Australia and currently is a V... more

08 Dec 2025

53 MINS

53:16

08 Dec 2025


#526

Austin Campbell on the Rise and Regulation of Dollar Backed Stablecoins

Austin Campbell runs Zero Knowledge Group, a consulting and advising firm in the digital a... more

01 Dec 2025

58 MINS

58:39

01 Dec 2025


#525

Mike Bird on the Land Trap and How the History of Housing Impacts the Global Economy

Mike Bird is the Wall Street editor for The Economist magazine and is the author of The La... more

24 Nov 2025

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:23

24 Nov 2025


#524

Lukasz Rachel on Non-Ricardian Macroeconomic Policy and Its Implications for Inflation

Lukasz Rachel is a former Bank of England economist and currently is an assistant professo... more

17 Nov 2025

51 MINS

51:43

17 Nov 2025


#523

Tara Sinclair on Building a Synthetic FOMC Through AI

Tara Sinclair is a professor and chair of the economics department at George Washington Un... more

10 Nov 2025

52 MINS

52:20

10 Nov 2025


#522

Bryan Cutsinger on the What the History of Growth Driven Deflation Can Teach us about a Potential AI...

Bryan Cutsinger is a monetary historian and an assistant professor of economics at Florida... more

03 Nov 2025

56 MINS

56:08

03 Nov 2025


#521

Will Roberds and Steve Quinn on the Original Central Bank: the Bank of Amsterdam

Will Roberds is an economist emeritus of the research department of the Federal Reserve Ba... more

27 Oct 2025

57 MINS

57:12

27 Oct 2025


#520

Jim Clouse on the Last 4 Decades at the Most Powerful Central Bank in the World

Jim Clouse is a veteran of the Federal Reserve System and is currently a fellow at the And... more

20 Oct 2025

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:11

20 Oct 2025


#519

Manmohan Singh on the Meaning of Money after the GENIUS Act

Manmohan Singh is the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Financial Markets Infrastructure. ... more

13 Oct 2025

53 MINS

53:56

13 Oct 2025


#518

Raphael Bostic on Life as a Regional Fed President, the Responsibilities of a Dual Mandate, and the ...

Raphael Bostic is the president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of... more

06 Oct 2025

42 MINS

42:44

06 Oct 2025


#517

Jon Hartley on the Legacy of John Taylor and his New Measure of R-Star

Jon Hartley is a macroeconomist and affiliated scholar at the Mercatus Center. Jon returns... more

29 Sep 2025

1 HR 04 MINS

1:04:20

29 Sep 2025


#516

Marc Giannoni on the Fed's Framework Review, it's Independence, and the Future of R-Star

Marc Giannoni is a managing director and the chief US economist at Barclays Capital. In Ma... more

22 Sep 2025

56 MINS

56:29

22 Sep 2025


#515

Samim Ghamami on the Treasury Markets Impact on the Future Path of Interest Rates and Inflation

Samim Ghamami is former SEC economist. Samim returns to the show to discuss the fiscal tra... more

15 Sep 2025

48 MINS

48:46

15 Sep 2025


#514

Jerry Dwyer on the History of Free Banking and the Future of Bitcoin

Jerry Dwyer is a professor emeritus of economics at Clemson, a vice president at the Feder... more

08 Sep 2025

56 MINS

56:25

08 Sep 2025


#513

Hester Peirce on the role of the SEC, Financial Surveillance, and Crypto

Hester Peirce is a current commissioner at the Securities and Exchange Commission and serv... more

01 Sep 2025

47 MINS

47:45

01 Sep 2025


#512

Robin Brooks on the Dollar, Fiscal Dominance, and Geoeconomics

Robin Brooks is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. Robin returns to the show to... more

25 Aug 2025

56 MINS

56:04

25 Aug 2025


#511

Aditi Sahasrabuddhe on the Role Central Banker Relationships Play in Economic Crises

Aditi Sahasrabuddhe is a political scientist at Brown University and the author of the new... more

18 Aug 2025

59 MINS

59:04

18 Aug 2025


#510

Will Luther and Josh Hendrickson on the Future of Bitcoin

Will Luther is an associate professor of economics at Florida Atlantic University and a fe... more

11 Aug 2025

51 MINS

51:26

11 Aug 2025


#509

Rashad Ahmed on the Global Impact of US Stablecoin Regulation and Crypto Adoption

Rashad Ahmed is a former Treasury and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency financial ... more

04 Aug 2025

57 MINS

57:33

04 Aug 2025


#508

Paul Kupiec on Problems with the Fed's Balance Sheet and Calls to End Interest on Reserves

Paul Kupiec is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. In Paul's first appea... more

28 Jul 2025

50 MINS

50:50

28 Jul 2025


#507

George Hall on the Fiscal Consequences of the US War on COVID

Check out David's Substack: <a href= "https://macroeconomicpolicynexus.substack.com/">Macr... more

21 Jul 2025

52 MINS

52:51

21 Jul 2025


#506

Ben Harris on the Fiscal Health of the US Government

Ben Harris served in numerous high-ranking roles as a public sector economist and is now t... more

14 Jul 2025

55 MINS

55:39

14 Jul 2025


#505

Luis Garicano on the Future of Digital Money and Lessons Learned from the History of the Euro

Luis Garicano is a former member of the European Parliament and a professor at the London ... more

07 Jul 2025

56 MINS

56:46

07 Jul 2025


#504

Mark Blyth on the Winners and Losers from Inflation

Mark Blyth is a professor of international economics at Brown University. In Mark's first ... more

30 Jun 2025

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:41

30 Jun 2025


#503

Sam Schulhofer-Wohl on Reforms in the Treasury Market and Developments with Central Bank Operating S...

Sam Schulhofer-Wohl is a senior vice president and the senior advisor to President Lorie L... more

23 Jun 2025

50 MINS

50:34

23 Jun 2025


#502

Andy Levin on the Importance of an Independent Inspector General at the Federal Reserve - BONUS

Andy Levin is an advisor to many central banks around the world and professor of economics... more

19 Jun 2025

20 MINS

20:02

19 Jun 2025


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Matthew Pines on the Future of Money, AI, and Monetary Policy

Sign up for <a href= "https://lu.ma/btcpolicysummit?coupon=MACROMUSINGS100">the Bitcoin Po... more

16 Jun 2025

53 MINS

53:08

16 Jun 2025