Jan 12, 2026
Aaron Klein is a senior fellow in economic studies at the Brookings Institution. Aaron returns to the show to discuss his paper with George Selgin calling for real time payments, the inequality caused by the Fed’s current payment processes, the results of Covid time QE, recommendations for dealing with future crises, and much more.
Check out the transcript for this week’s episode, now with links.
Recorded on December 11th, 2025
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Timestamps
00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:06- Faster Payments
00:29:09 - Fed Governance
00:30:35 - Quantitative Easing and Housing Inflation Post-COVID
00:52:16 - Fed Assets
01:01:149 - Outro