Macro Musings with David Beckworth

Mercatus Center at George Mason University

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Hosted by David Beckworth of the Mercatus Center, Macro Musings pulls back the curtain on the important macroeconomic issues of the past, present, and future.

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Bill Nelson on the Future of the Fed's Balance Sheet

Bill Nelson is a chief research officer and chief economist at the Bank Policy Institute. In Bill's 10th appearance on the show he discusses his infamous email list, the ratchet effect from QE, his congressional testimony, the BPI's Bank Treasurers S... more

23 Mar 2026 • 55 min

Neha Narula, Anders Brownworth, and Daniel Aronoff on Understanding Stablecoins in the GENIUS Era

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Neha Narula is the director of the Digital Currency Initiative which is based out of the Media Lab at MIT. Anders Brownworth is veteran software engineer in the crypto space and is a Senior Resea... more

16 Mar 2026 • 57 min

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Jesús Fernández-Villaverde on the Quandary of Global Demographic Decline

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Jesús Fernández-Villaverde is a professor of economics at the University of Pennsylvania. Jesús returns to the show to discuss his rise on X, how to frame global demographic decline, the three ac... more

9 Mar 2026 • 1 hr 4 min

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Chris Meissner on the History of Globalization

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Chris Meissner is a professor of economics at University of California at Davis and is the author of the recent book One from the Many: The Global Economy Since 1850. In Chris's first appearance ... more

2 Mar 2026 • 1 hr

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Recent Guests

Neha Narula

Director of the Digital Currency Initiative, MIT Media Lab

MIT Digital Currency Initiative

Episode: Neha Narula, Anders Brownworth, and Daniel Aronoff on Understanding Stablecoins in the GENIUS Era

Anders Brownworth

Software engineer with background at Circle and the Federal Reserve

MIT Digital Currency Initiative (DCI); former Circle; Federal Reserve

Episode: Neha Narula, Anders Brownworth, and Daniel Aronoff on Understanding Stablecoins in the GENIUS Era

Daniel Aronoff

Economist, MIT Economics Department; works with DCI

MIT Economics Department; Digital Currency Initiative

Episode: Neha Narula, Anders Brownworth, and Daniel Aronoff on Understanding Stablecoins in the GENIUS Era

Jesús Fernández-Villaverde

Professor of economics at the University of Pennsylvania, expert on quantitative macroeconomics, economic history and AI

University of Pennsylvania

Episode: Jesús Fernández-Villaverde on the Quandary of Global Demographic Decline

Christopher Meissner

Professor of Economics at the University of California, Davis; economic historian of international finance and trade

UC Davis

Episode: Chris Meissner on the History of Globalization

Raghuram Rajan

Finance professor at the University of Chicago, former governor of the Reserve Bank of India

University of Chicago

Episode: Raghuram Rajan on the Impact of the Ratcheting Effect of The Fed's QE Program

Andrew Martinez

Former Treasury economist and currently at American University

American University

Episode: Andrew Martinez on the Art of Forecasting

Dan Awrey

Professor of law at Cornell University and author of 'Beyond Banks'

Cornell University

Episode: Dan Awrey on the Future of the U.S. Payments System in a Digital World

Tyler Muir

Professor of finance at UCLA and a leading scholar on the Fed's quantitative easing programs

UCLA

Episode: Tyler Muir on How to Understand the Fed's Quantitative Easing

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David Beckworth

Host focused on macroeconomic issues, with in-depth knowledge of monetary policy and economic theory.

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4.8 out of 5 stars from 919 ratings

The best
The consistently best economics podcast. Full length, highly knowledgeable, and they go into great detail on subjects that are hard to come by with pretty honest takes. Greatly appreciated.
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DB drooper
United States8 months ago
Great
Just came across this podcast in the past year. Really wish I’d known about it sooner. Intelligent and not overly political or dogmatic while covering topics not found elsewhere.
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cover the ears
United Statesa year ago
Interesting podcast but
Seems like a well produced podcast but one should know that mr. Koch sits on the board of the institution that produces this podcast
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frhc4
Germanya year ago
Liberal Tears
The host can’t stop crying about libs losing the election and being exposed as unintelligent frauds.
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Silian Rail
United Statesa year ago
I never knew how much I didn’t know
Want to know more about economics? This is the place: Outstanding guests with David as an astute and knowledgeable interviewer. I look forward to every episode.
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Jesús Fernández-Villaverde on the Quandary of Global Demographic Decline

Q: How will AI and automation influence the economy in a context of demographic decline?

AI and automation can raise welfare and productivity, but their gains may be poorly captured in GDP and tax bases, posing challenges for financing social programs; policy must consider how to tax non-measured productivity and adapt institutions to a changing labor and demographic landscape.

Jesús Fernández-Villaverde on the Quandary of Global Demographic Decline

Q: Why is fertility falling even among traditionally higher-fertility societies and religious groups?

A combination of factors is at play: housing prices indexing the cost of family formation, shifts in social norms and gender roles, and an education process that creates a tighter competition for high-status positions, all contributing to lower birth rates across diverse regions.

Jesús Fernández-Villaverde on the Quandary of Global Demographic Decline

Q: What are the big data points and stylized facts about demographics as the world faces them?

The core fact is that fertility is below replacement globally, with a planet-wide rate around 2.17 and falling; this isn't just a US or East Asian issue but a global trend affecting multiple regions, with significant attention to sub-Saharan Africa despite data quality concerns.

Raghuram Rajan on the Impact of the Ratcheting Effect of The Fed's QE Program

Q: What can we do if you're a Fed official?

You want to do QE at the zero lower bound but also find a way to unwind it fully to avoid perpetual growth in the Fed's balance sheet.

Veronique de Rugy on the Impending American Fiscal Crisis

Q: When you have the two parties come at this problem, they'll at least say, yeah, it's a problem. But you usually hear two solutions, and I think they're inadequate, but I'm going to hear your response.

The progressives will say we need to tax the rich more, while the right will focus on cutting non-defense discretionary spending. However, neither approach is adequate to close the deficit. We need to actually reshape entitlement programs.

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