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Want to prevent another SVB? Have banks disclose their duration gap.
"The duration gap provides information that even the most astute market analysts would not be able to infer from currently mandated disclosures."
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How did credit market interventions affect macroeconomies during COVID-19?
"The lack of reliable official statistics is a reason that economists haven't tried to quantify the effects of credit policies."
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'Super Mario' gets his day at MIT
Senior lecturer Bob Pozen presented [Mario] Draghi with the Miriam Pozen Prize.
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Mountain hikes, cowboy hats: Why the Fed's Jackson Hole event is the hottest ticket in econ
Deborah J. Lucas said that every economist at the Jackson Hole Symposium will try to share their opinion on what the Fed should do next.
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Fed Chairman: 'It's time to adjust monetary policy' — considering lowering interest rates
"The Fed has shown inflation is declining and it can take the labor market into consideration. This is very good news for interest rate cuts."
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Financial and academic experts see end to Federal Reserve interest rate hikes, inflation
"Inflation will unwind even if the Fed is not raising rates a lot. There is still ... savings being spent down. The Fed needs to be patient."
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Economists think congress should keep paying unemployed workers $600 a week -- or even more
Deborah Lucas said she would opt for temporarily leaving the weekly payment at $600, or even increasing it a bit...
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Critics say giant bailout program for small businesses misses mark
Deborah Lucas says: "If the goal is to protect paychecks, the way we do that is through our unemployment system,”
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What can the Federal Reserve do to help the economy?
The central bank could try to help Americans more directly, said Prof. Lucas: “They could print money, and ... distribute it to households."