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Stephen Kirchner's avatar

I make much the same case against Stephen Miran's claim that safe asset demand results in an overvalued exchange rate https://stephenkirchner.substack.com/p/stephen-miran-on-restructuring-the

Joshua is wrong about this too!

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Daniel Melgar's avatar

Wow. There was much to unpack, but I think that should convey your point—we know little from these accounting identities.

As always I love your work because it makes me think and learn.

Thank you

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Ace of Bayes's avatar

I used to think words could not be violent. But that was before you called Remember the Titans a "childhood" movie

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Brian Albrecht's avatar

:)

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Thomas L. Hutcheson's avatar

Isn't it odd that newspapers can't find economists to write for them on economic matters?

Not to disparage your analyses*, but it's just Econ 101. Newspaper pundits should at least be able to pass an Econ 101 test. :)

* The _analysis_. Your exposition is brilliant.

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Joe Potts's avatar

Ignorance is a renewable resource.

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Alejo Hubble's avatar

"It’s like arguing that a high apple price “causes” low apple consumption, when really both price and quantity are determined simultaneously by supply and demand."

Great point! Is important to remember that P* and Q* are both endogenous variables.

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sk's avatar

Fantastic review of Pettis work and arguments and responses thereto.

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