Macro Musings with David Beckworth PJ Glandon on the State of Macroeconomics: Research and Pedagogy
Oct 30, 2023
PJ Glandon, associate professor of economics at Kenyon College, discusses the state of macroeconomics in terms of research and pedagogy. They talk about selecting journals for their study, the use of VARs and mathematics in macroeconomics, types of articles and data, analyzing citations, teaching macroeconomics at the undergraduate level, and the usefulness of the ISLM model in understanding the economy.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
The Process of Selecting Journals
02:28 • 17min
The Use of VARs, Importance of Mathematics, and Micro Data in Macroeconomics
19:04 • 2min
Types of Articles and Data in Macroeconomics Research
20:47 • 12min
Analyzing Citations and Developing an Algorithm for Article Categorization
33:04 • 3min
Teaching Macroeconomics at the Undergraduate Level
35:36 • 14min
Discussion on the ISLM Model and its Usefulness in Understanding the Economy
49:57 • 3min