David A. Price interviews Ulrike Malmendier, "On law versus economics, the long-term effects of inflation, and the remembrance of crises past" (Econ Focus: Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, First/Second Quarter 2024, pp. 22-26). One theme of the interview is Malmendier's recent work which emphasizes that living through a salient event can leave a lasting mark.

Conversable Economist

18.04.2024

Interview with David Dunning, of Dunning-Kruger Fame - Conversable Economist

The Dunning-Kruger effect can be paraphrased in this way: "On any particular topic, people who are not experts lack the very expertise they need in order to know just how much expertise they lack." Corey S. Powell interviews David Dunning on how the underlying idea has been developed since the original paper published in 2000

Conversable Economist

20.04.2024

The IMF Warns about US Budget Deficits - Conversable Economist

The IMF publishes a Fiscal Monitor report twice a year about levels of spending and taxes around the world. The April 2024 report, subtitles "Fiscal Policy in the Great Election Year," contains some warnings about the size of US budget deficits. For context, here a table with fiscal balances for high-income countries, with actual data

Conversable Economist

24.04.2024

Three Options for Taxing Wealth - Conversable Economist

Extremely high levels of wealth are were not typically generated by people who were saving out of the income that they earned. Instead, high levels of wealth are typically about assets that rose considerably in value--sometimes land or real estate, often stock in a company. Billionaires like Elon Musk or Kim Kardashian don't have a

home›Conversable Economist

Conversable Economist

Economy

Interview with Ulrike Malmendier: Remembrance of Crises Past - Conversable Economist

Interview with David Dunning, of Dunning-Kruger Fame - Conversable Economist

The IMF Warns about US Budget Deficits - Conversable Economist

Three Options for Taxing Wealth - Conversable Economist

home
›
Conversable Economist