David Beckworth
Aug 22, 2017 · 1 min read

Greg Mankiw, professor of economics at Harvard University and former chair of the Council on Economic Advisers under President George W. Bush, joined me to discuss the history of macroeconomics and how macroeconomists function as both scientists, who formulate and test theories, and as engineers, who set out to solve real world problems. Greg also shared his thoughts on the debate between the New Keynesian School and New Classical School and how that debate has shaped how we think about economics.

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David Beckworth

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Research Fellow at the Mercatus Center and former Economist at U.S. Treasury Department