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Oh, Ben! Ben Bernanke calls Bernie Sanders a conspiracy theorist | #GreatRecession fallout on Blog#42
In his recently published book, “The Courage to Act,” Ben Bernanke calls Bernie Sanders a conspiracy theorist. Really. Continue reading Oh, Ben! Ben Bernanke calls Bernie Sanders a conspiracy theorist | #GreatRecession fallout on Blog#42
Jared Bernstein: Full Employment, Trade Deficits, and the Savings Glut:
A Fascinating Debate in the Macro Blogosphere
Jared Bernstein | On the Economy | April 2nd, 2015
The macro blogosphere is on fire, as Bernanke, Summers, and Krugman are having a fascinating discussion that starts with secular stagnation (persistently weak demand, even in expansions), adds a strong dose of international trade with an emphasis on the Bernanke savings glut observations, and thus speaks to a lot of what we think about here at OTE.
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Jared Bernstein: CBPP Forum: Full Employment
Our full employment event…the video!
Watch it here, where ‘it’ is the event CBPP ran yesterday for our full employment project. Ben Bernanke–now a fellow blogger(!)–gave a great keynote speech wherein he made a connection that I view as very important: adding an international dimension to the secular stagnation discussion.
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Full employment and trade deficits: PK v. JB re $ | Jared Bernstein | On the Economy
By Jared Bernstein
October 8, 2014
Paul K’s agrees with me on the core aspects of my post yesterday regarding our persistent trade deficits as a barrier to full employment, but disagrees the dollars status as a reserve currency has much to do with it.