Jon Hartley interviews Greg Mankiw on topics including New Keynesian macroeconomics, growth, and economic policy more broadly at his Capitalism and Freedom website (August 20, 2024, video and transcript available). Here are a few of the comments that caught my eye. On big models and small models in studying the macroeconomy: [O]n the issue of

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05.09.2024

Everything You Want To Know about Inequality: The IFS Deaton Review - Conversable Economist

Five years ago, the Institute for Fiscal Studies, with support from the Nuffield Foundation, launched the IFS Deaton Review. It would be difficult to overstate the energy and scope of this effort. As a journal editor, I am frankly awed by it. Two big pieces of output are now available. First, there is an "Evidence

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06.09.2024

Going Cashless: Benefits and Costs - Conversable Economist

There was a time, not all that long ago, when the primary options for making everyday payments were cash and checks. Those times are past. Julian Morris and Ben Sperry discuss the tradeoffs and consequences in "The Cost of Payments: A Review," (International Center for Law & Economics Working Paper, August 28, 2024). They begin with

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07.09.2024

Lab-Grown Diamonds: An Origin Story - Conversable Economist

Technological progress in the production of lab-grown diamonds keeps improving, while technological progress in production of natural diamonds does not. Javid Lakha provides an overview of both the history of lab-grown diamonds and the implications for everything from jewelry to industrial cutting equipment in "Lab-Grown Diamonds" (Works in Progress, Issue 16, August 30, 2024). Here,

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