How to Report Inflation to the President
Statecraft · Santi Ruiz and Ernie Tedeschi
July 31, 202445m 27s
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Show Notes
Today, I spoke to Ernie Tedeschi, former Chief Economist at the Council of Economic Advisers (These days he’s Director of Economics at The Budget Lab).
Timestamps:
[00:00]“Fighting the last war” in stimulus packages
[00:23] What’s driving inflation
[11:59] The tools CEA economists have
[16:45] The tools CEA economists wish they had
[33:50] Are high interest rates driving low consumer sentiment?
[38:39] Why men are dropping out of the labor force
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