Remarks at the New College of Florida 44th Annual Commencement, Sarasota, Florida.

The paper considers the macroeconomic transmission of demand and supply shocks in an open economy under alternative assumptions about whether the zero interest rate floor (ZIF) is binding. It uses a two-country general-equilibrium simulation model calibrated to the Japanese economy relative to...

This paper examines how the scale and composition of public debt can affect economies that implement a combination of “passive” monetary policy and “active” fiscal policy. This policy configuration is argued to be of both historical and contemporary interest in the cases of the U.S. and...

Remarks at Queens Chamber of Commerce and Queens Economic Development Corporation, Flushing, New York City.

Remarks before the Bronx Chamber of Commerce at the New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, New York.

Remarks at the National Association for Business Economics Annual Meeting, New York City.

Remarks at New York University's Stern School of Business, New York City.

Remarks at Fordham University's Gabelli School of Business, Bronx, New York.

Remarks at Panel Discussion at 2012 U.S. Monetary Policy Forum, New York City.

Remarks at the Japan Society, New York City.