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Hosted by David Beckworth of the Mercatus Center, Macro Musings is a podcast which pulls back the curtain on the important macroeconomic issues of the past, present, and future.

Oct 3, 2016

Andrew Levin is a professor of economics at Dartmouth College and a former Federal Reserve Board economist. For two years, he worked as a special adviser to Chairman Ben Bernanke and Vice Chair Janet Yellen. He joins the podcast to discuss his experiences at the Fed  and the need for more accountability. His ideas include increasing transparency, setting term limits, and fostering diversity of thought and background among its members.   

David’s Twitter: @DavidBeckworth

Andy Levin’s Twitter: @AndrewTLevin

David’s blog: http://macromarketmusings.blogspot.com/

Andy Levin’s bio: http://www.dartmouth.edu/~alevin/  

Related links:

Dartmouth College Q&A with Professor Andy Levin http://www.thedartmouth.com/article/2016/09/qa-with-economics-professor-andrew-levin    

How Andy proposes to reform the Fed:

http://www.businessinsider.com/andrew-levins-4-radical-fed-changes-2016-4

 http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-04-11/former-yellen-adviser-proposes-sweeping-reform-of-fed-system

http://www.wsj.com/articles/former-fed-adviser-activists-lay-out-a-plan-for-change-at-the-fed-1460400788

https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/fomchistorical2008.htm