Question for Scott

Bryan Caplan

By Bryan Caplan, Feb 16 2018

Question inspired by Scott Sumner’s latest post: Why not just let the inflation target rise to 3% to provide wiggle room for conventional monetary policy during future recessions?

Update: Read Scott’s answer!

Hurray for the Imminent End of Polio

More remarkably, the disease that was once a global scourge -- a thief of childhood everywhere -- has been all but eradicated from the earth. This year could see its complete disappearance outside of virus labs, experts say. This is from Joseph Hall, "The world is zeroing in on the end of polio -- by stopping people at...

Feb 16 2018

Fiscal Policy

Henderson and Furman on Kudlow

David Henderson

My Wall Street Journal piece last Friday led to an invite to be on the Larry Kudlow show. I didn't know until I got on that I would be up against Jason Furman, former chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers under President Obama. No matter. The conversation, as Larry noted halfway through, was civil. I had a pleas...

Feb 16 2018

Monetary Policy

Question for Scott

Bryan Caplan

Question inspired by Scott Sumner's latest post: Why not just let the inflation target rise to 3% to provide wiggle room for conventional monetary policy during future recessions?Update: Read Scott's answer!

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