Mercatus Center | Jeffrey Lacker on Governance at the Federal Reserve @MercatusCenter | Uploaded February 2024 | Updated October 2024, 3 hours ago.
Jeffrey Lacker is a former president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, where he served as its head from 2004 to 2017. Jeffrey is now a senior affiliated scholar at the Mercatus Center and is also a returning guest to the podcast. He rejoins David on Macro Musings to talk about a wide range of Fed governance issues, including the evolving nature of governance at the Fed, the increasing politicization of the central bank, its continuing relationship with Congress, and a lot more.
Transcript for this week’s episode. (mercatus.org/macro-musings/jeffrey-lacker-governance-federal-reserve)
Jeffrey’s Mercatus profile (mercatus.org/scholars/jeffrey-lacker)
Jeffrey’s website (jeffreylacker.org/)
Jeffrey’s Richmond Fed archive (richmondfed.org/research/people/lacker)
David Beckworth’s Twitter: @DavidBeckworth (twitter.com/DavidBeckworth)
Follow us on Twitter: @Macro_Musings (twitter.com/Macro_Musings)
Join the Macro Musings mailing list! (tfaforms.com/5060932)
Check out our Macro Musings merch! (bonfire.com/store/mercatus-podcast-swag/)
Related Links:
*Governance and Diversity at the Federal Reserve* (mercatus.org/research/policy-briefs/governance-and-diversity-federal-reserve) by Jeffrey Lacker
*Some Questions About the Fed’s Monetary Policy Operating Regime* (media4.manhattan-institute.org/pdf/somc/Lacker-SOMC-presentation-PanelI.pdf) by Jeffrey Lacker
*The Legacy of Bennett McCallum and Lessons for Monetary Policy Today* (mercatus.org/economic-insights/event-videos/legacy-bennett-mccallum-and-lessons-monetary-policy-today) an event hosted by the Mercatus Center
*Ed Nelson on the Life, Work, and Legacy of Bennett McCallum* (mercatus.org/macro-musings/ed-nelson-life-work-and-legacy-bennett-mccallum) by Macro Musings
*What Can the Fed Do About the Deficit? Nothing* (wsj.com/economy/central-banking/what-can-the-fed-do-about-the-deficit-nothing-12b471e) by Greg Ip
Jeffrey Lacker is a former president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, where he served as its head from 2004 to 2017. Jeffrey is now a senior affiliated scholar at the Mercatus Center and is also a returning guest to the podcast. He rejoins David on Macro Musings to talk about a wide range of Fed governance issues, including the evolving nature of governance at the Fed, the increasing politicization of the central bank, its continuing relationship with Congress, and a lot more.
Transcript for this week’s episode. (mercatus.org/macro-musings/jeffrey-lacker-governance-federal-reserve)
Jeffrey’s Mercatus profile (mercatus.org/scholars/jeffrey-lacker)
Jeffrey’s website (jeffreylacker.org/)
Jeffrey’s Richmond Fed archive (richmondfed.org/research/people/lacker)
David Beckworth’s Twitter: @DavidBeckworth (twitter.com/DavidBeckworth)
Follow us on Twitter: @Macro_Musings (twitter.com/Macro_Musings)
Join the Macro Musings mailing list! (tfaforms.com/5060932)
Check out our Macro Musings merch! (bonfire.com/store/mercatus-podcast-swag/)
Related Links:
*Governance and Diversity at the Federal Reserve* (mercatus.org/research/policy-briefs/governance-and-diversity-federal-reserve) by Jeffrey Lacker
*Some Questions About the Fed’s Monetary Policy Operating Regime* (media4.manhattan-institute.org/pdf/somc/Lacker-SOMC-presentation-PanelI.pdf) by Jeffrey Lacker
*The Legacy of Bennett McCallum and Lessons for Monetary Policy Today* (mercatus.org/economic-insights/event-videos/legacy-bennett-mccallum-and-lessons-monetary-policy-today) an event hosted by the Mercatus Center
*Ed Nelson on the Life, Work, and Legacy of Bennett McCallum* (mercatus.org/macro-musings/ed-nelson-life-work-and-legacy-bennett-mccallum) by Macro Musings
*What Can the Fed Do About the Deficit? Nothing* (wsj.com/economy/central-banking/what-can-the-fed-do-about-the-deficit-nothing-12b471e) by Greg Ip
