Jan 26, 2026
Tyler Muir is a professor of finance at UCLA. In Tyler’s first appearance on the show, he discusses how he became a leading scholar on quantitative easing, what things the Fed can learn in responding to crises, why QE matters, how QE transformed the bond market, the new “Tyler Rule”, QE’s role in the COVID Pandemic, and much more.
Check out the transcript for this week’s episode, now with links.
Recorded on January 8th, 2025
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Timestamps
00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:33 - Tyler’s Background
00:08:36 - Financial Crisis and Risk Premium
00:14:40 - Intermediaries and Asset Prices
00:22:18 - QE and Why It Matters
00:28:40 - QE and the Bond Market
00:32:38 - The Tyler Rule
00:37:51 - When Selling Goes Viral
00:41:01 - QE During COVID
00:49:26 - Shrinking the Fed’s Balance Sheet
00:55:03 - Outro