
Mark Blyth
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William R. Rhodes Professor of Int'l Economics @BrownUniversity @WatsonInstitute. Author of Inflation (6 May 2025), Angrynomics, and Austerity.
Joined May 2013
Coming May 6th 2025 Everything you wanted to know about inflation but were afraid to ask...It's now a real thing and you can pre-order it here:
amazon.com
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Start the week with Part Two of of my chat with Leah Downey on her book, Our Money: Monetary Policy As If Democracy Matters, and all the stuff that has gone on since the summer... https://t.co/u5IiG5O1m8
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The Rhodes Center Podcast is back. Me and Leah Downey on her wonderful book Our Money: Monetary Policy as if Democracy Matters. This is part one of two. In part two we discuss what happens when democracy starts to get the upper hand. Coming soon:
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Talking with an old friend 'the dissenter': https://t.co/ign47gwl7k and https://t.co/fshMhY27F8
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New up on Project Syndicate with @NicFraccaroli (this one is mainly Nic - credit where its due) on there is a case for lower rates, but its not the one that's doing the rounds:
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Mark Blyth & Nicolò Fraccaroli worry that monetary policy loosening is warranted but also politically treacherous.
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After getting an absolute monetarist pounding in the WSJ, its nice to see a more balanced review of our Inflation book in Project Syndicate: https://t.co/BelxWEh9BT A long read, and a good one.
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Jonathan Levy explains how economic shocks exposed flaws in monetarist orthodoxy and created room for intellectual innovation.
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The wonderful Catherine DeVries has a substack about writing and how all sorts of things are at work to destroy it. She interviews writers about what and how they write. I'm up this week:
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Me and the @PitchforkEcon folks talk inflation. As usual, it went interesting places:
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Did a pod with the Drilled folks on carbon dominance as what unites US domestic and foreign policy:
drilled.media
The US government is trying to strangle renewables to save fossil fuels. Trump wants other countries to do the same.
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I'm in Germany this week so it's appropriate that I'm doing a talk on inflation there. You can join at this link. Weds 27th at 4pm CET, 10am EST:
europeanclimate.zoom.us
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And in today’s episode of “if you don’t like the message shoot the messenger” Hegseth Fires Defense Intelligence Agency Chief After Iran Report - The Wall Street Journal
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Trump officials criticized an agency report that concluded days after U.S. strikes on Iran that the attack set back Tehran’s program only by months
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And in today's episode of Carbon Dominance I bring you this: https://t.co/8HtjngIfOu And this:
usda.gov
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Spain to declare disaster zones after area twice the size of London is burnt https://t.co/2KCfeaH9g3 via @ft Thank goodness the US administration knows this is all a hoax from China.
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Fires have destroyed more European land this year than since records began
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CEO pay at top US companies accelerates at fastest pace in 4 years. Nice to see the Matthew principle stands the test of time. More tone top please!
ft.com
Median package for S&P 500 bosses was $19mn in 2024, pay advisory calculates
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Brett Christophers is back in the Chat. Check it out:
nybooks.com
For the past twenty years, central banks have rarely been out of the news. Called upon to stabilize the global financial system when it appeared at risk
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My mate Mark, who is helping me get Mark and Carrie back on line after a break, (yes, coming this Fall) has his own pod. It's about information and how to think about it. Check it out:
thecollators.com
Explore The Collators Podcast for insightful discussion on information analysis and understanding beliefs through engaging podcast exploration.
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Had fun with this podcast - Biz focused - different sort of questions. Check it out:
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If there was ever a headline that described how the West came apart it's probably this one: https://t.co/Dr5jgoSlG8 I love the understatement of 'Alarmed.' "Asking WTUF?" might be more accurate.
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The U.S. government intends to incinerate $9.7 million in already-purchased birth control in Belgium after U.S.A.I.D shut down. Destruction may have already started.
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Did a Canadian business-oriented pod last week. Got into some interesting stuff. Worth a listen:
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And in today's episode of "If the Data Ain't there then Neither is the Problem" there is this beauty: https://t.co/dGVo65NJVu Wow. Carbon Dominance in action.
futurism.com
The White House has instructed NASA employees to destroy two major, climate change-focused satellite missions.
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