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Banter #91: Are trillion dollar deficits sustainable?

Mar13th
2013 Leave a Comment Written by Andrew

In the latest episode of the AEI Banter podcast, AEI’s own Daniel Hanson sits down to answer whether or not trillion dollar deficits are sustainable for the US. While the GDP to deficit ratio may be high, there are other factors that enable the US to bear its current deficit. Daniel discusses what those factors are, what’s currently driving the deficit, and what the costs of decreasing the deficit would be. Daniel also compares America’s situation to that of several European nations, suggesting that things could be worse. What a silver lining!

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Entine - Is there really a science-based GMO controversy?
Hanson - Trillion-dollar deficits are sustainable for now, unfortunately
Aron - The Putin Doctrine

 

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Banter #71: QE3 and Monetary Policy

Sep26th
2012 Leave a Comment Written by Andrew

In the latest episode of AEI’s podcast Banter, hosts Stu James and Andrew Rugg sit down with AEI economics researcher Daniel Hanson to discuss the Federal Reserve’s latest round of quantitative easing. If you know nothing about it, you’re in good company. Andrew spends most of the podcast trying to understand what exactly QE3 is. Daniel carefully walks through the theory and practice of how the Fed is trying to kick start the US economy, providing his own hesitations about the effort. By the end, Andrew has a shadow of a hint of an idea about what QE3 is. Success! We hope you will as well. Stu and Andrew start the episode with a special round of Different Universes. Enjoy!

Hanson: Bernanke goes to war armed with QE3

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