Uncommon Knowledge cover image

Dropping Money From Helicopters: Economist John Cochrane On Inflation | Peter Robinson | Hoover Institution

Uncommon Knowledge

00:00

Do Bank Deposits Matter?

In one case, it's what we call a composition effect. The problem is you have too much money and not enough bonds. That's standard monetary theory. In my case, what matters is the total amount of money plus bonds overall. It's fundamentally different economics. Not semantics. But, so Milton would say there is a distinction. Is it, there must be. There has to be something more going on than defining money in slightly different ways.

Transcript
Play full episode

The AI-powered Podcast Player

Save insights by tapping your headphones, chat with episodes, discover the best highlights - and more!
App store bannerPlay store banner
Get the app