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| N. Gregory Mankiw
February 26, 2021, Opinion; "You are driving down a highway you’ve never been on before, eager to get to your destination. You’re in a hurry but also want to avoid a ticket. One problem: You don’t know the speed limit. How hard do you push on the accelerator? That is roughly the question facing the Biden administration and Congress as they debate the size of the next round of…
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December 6, 2020, Opinion: "In the evolution of the U.S. economy over the past four decades, one fact stands out as especially puzzling: the large and fairly steady decline in interest rates. Consider what has happened to three key benchmarks. In September 1981, the 10-year Treasury note yielded over 15 percent. Today, it yields less than 1 percent. Over the same period, the critical short-term rate set by the Federal Reserve, the federal funds…
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America's Economy and the Case for Free Markets. N. Gregory Mankiw, April 9, 2017, Video, "The Harvard economics professor on the economy and our need for free markets. Click "Show more" to view chapters. The Case for Free Markets Greg Mankiw is a professor of economics at Harvard University and was chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers under President George W. Bush (2003-2005). In this Conversation, Mankiw analyzes the American economy…
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One Economic Sickness, Five Diagnoses. N. Gregory Mankiw, June 17, 2016, Opinion. "Economists, like physicians, sometimes confront a patient with an obvious problem but no obvious diagnosis. That is precisely the situation we face right now. Let’s start with the problem. There is no simple way to gauge an economy’s health. But if you had to choose just one statistic, it would be gross domestic product. Real G.D.P. measures the total income…
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They Told You So: Economists Were Right to Doubt the Euro. N. Gregory Mankiw, July 17, 2015, Opinion. "The continuing saga of Greece and its creditors is more tragic than comic. But watching it, I am reminded of that old line about the recurring travails of Laurel and Hardy: “Well, here’s another nice mess you’ve gotten me into!” For the problems facing Europe today are not sui generis. They are merely the latest installment of a story that has…
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The Joseph L. Lucia Lecture Series presents Dr. N. Gregory Mankiw: ,The Fiscal Challenges Ahead. N. Gregory Mankiw, November 1, 2012, Video. "The 24th Annual Joseph L. Lucia Lecture Series: 11/1. The Joseph L. Lucia Lecture Series presents Dr. N. Gregory Mankiw, Robert M. Beren Professor of Economics and Chair of the Economics Department at Harvard University. Professor Mankiw is also a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic…