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Inflation Analogy?
I plot here inflation since August 2019 and inflation starting in 1972.
Feb 13
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John H. Cochrane
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Tax talk
Last week the administration announced President Trump’s tax proposals:
Feb 9
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John H. Cochrane
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January 2025
DeepSeek bonanza
In case you haven’t heard, DeepSeek, a Chinese company, released a pretty darn good AI at rock bottom prices.
Jan 27
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John H. Cochrane
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40 bad ideas (and a few good ones)
“Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard.” So wrote H.L.
Jan 22
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John H. Cochrane
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Unsolicited Advice
The Trump economic team is assembling and making plans.
Jan 17
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John H. Cochrane
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Tariff Fantasy
Tariffs are in the air, but like many policies just what they do depends crucially on how they are implemented.
Jan 16
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John H. Cochrane
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Inflation and the Macroeconomy
These are my prepared comments for the session “Inflation and the Macroeconomy” at the 2025 American Economic Association annual meetings, with Jason…
Jan 4
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John H. Cochrane
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December 2024
Conceptualizing Regulation
How should we think about regulation?
Dec 24, 2024
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John H. Cochrane
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Bob Hall and Consumption
I wrote this essay on Bob Hall and Consumption (link goes to pdf on my webpage) for the conference in honor of Bob Hall at Hoover, November 22.
Dec 18, 2024
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John H. Cochrane
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The cost of regulation
Just how much do ill-constructed regulations cost the US economy?
Dec 15, 2024
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John H. Cochrane
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On Biden's Pardon
President Biden pardoned Hunter. Condemnation followed predictably and widely, even in the Atlantic and New York Times.
Dec 2, 2024
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John H. Cochrane
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November 2024
Central bankers can be too independent
ECB President Christine Lagarde provides a view into central banks pretty much diametrically opposed to Michelle Bowman’s, from my last post.
Nov 26, 2024
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John H. Cochrane
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