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I recently participated in a panel
discussion
of this phenomenon at the American Economic Association annual meeting in Denver.
An apparent paradox emerged from the discussion: the boom in popular economics comes at a time when the general public seems to have lost faith in professional economists, because almost all of us failed to predict, or even warn of, the current economic crisis, the biggest since the Great Depression.
Unfortunately, Europe’s dependence on foreign oil has been left out of the
discussion.
Unfortunately, much of the policy
discussion
surrounding biofuels in the EU is dominated by outdated arguments linking them with rising food prices.
What would have normally remained a subject for post-seminar small talk has, however, become a topic for
discussion
by journalists, commentators, and policymakers.
Lost in the discussion, however, is whether any of this is actually germane to economic policymaking.
Europeans began a long
discussion
of the advantages of monetary union, achievement of which would allow them to look the dollar in the face.
In terms of providing an essential structure for
discussion
of this problem, Arvind Subramanian’s new book, Eclipse: Living in the Shadow of China’s Economic Dominance, is a major contribution.
The
discussion
has so far followed easily predictable national patterns: Creditor countries do not object to deflation, because it increases the real value of their investment, whereas debtor countries’ repayment burdens would grow heavier.
At first, the hostility between India and Pakistan that arose soon after partition thwarted any
discussion
of the issue.
Given that China and Russia – veto-wielding permanent members of the Security Council – oppose action in such matters, the
discussion
will probably not get that far.
The electorate’s desire for change and fear of continuing slow growth, which pushed the Republicans to their victory in this week’s mid-term congressional election, will invariably prompt
discussion
about new policy options designed to raise growth, employment, and incomes.
There are plenty of serious intellectuals in Islamic societies who want to revive the reformist call for the embrace of some of the ideas of Western Enlightenment: the value of science, the importance of liberal tolerance, and the need for free and open
discussion.
It is not enough for the Europeans to act while the Americans continue to look on as the diplomatic initiatives unfold, partaking in
discussion
only behind the scenes and ultimately letting the Europeans do what they will.
Once again, Greece’s creditors put the cart before the horse, by insisting that the new loan be agreed before any
discussion
of debt relief.
On July 2, 1996, at a meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), which was devoted to extensive
discussion
of the appropriate inflation target for the Fed, Greenspan posed a simple question: “Are we talking about price stability or are we talking about zero inflation?” he asked.
The
discussion
quickly turned to the difficulty of measuring inflation accurately and the need to build in a “safety cushion” to avoid deflation.
Most of the
discussion
focused on whether the Fed should slow annual price growth to 2% or even lower, thereby consolidating the gains made in the difficult fight against inflation that policymakers had waged for the previous 15 years.
During the ensuing discussion, several FOMC members argued that the inflation rate might be reduced to less than 2%, but nobody argued that inflation should be pushed higher if a lower, but still positive, rate was achieved.
Following the discussion, Greenspan exhorted the FOMC members to keep the
discussion
of the inflation target secret.
The official minutes of the meeting make no reference to the entire
discussion
of the inflation target, which took up several hours, and the FOMC never formally announced its 2% target for annual inflation until Chairman Ben Bernanke, Yellen’s predecessor, finally did so in 2012.
As well as scientists from the relevant disciplines, art theorists, psychiatrists, language experts and philosophers are beginning to participate in the
discussion.
With the US loath to introduce potential spoilers into the mix, there is no chance that any of these issues will be up for
discussion.
In the United States, the Federal Reserve has essentially adopted a quantitative employment target, with nominal GDP targets and other variations under
discussion
in other countries.
There are therefore very good reasons to put
discussion
about new EU-level prudential institutions high on the policy agenda.
"What was the European answer to the problem of Saddam Hussein?" asked Senator Joe Biden in a panel
discussion
at the recent Davos forum.
A public
discussion
with input from the executive branch, Congress, think tanks, investigative journalists, and scholars should lay a foundation for policy.
One wonders how the
discussion
about “leadership” for Europe will look then?
But, as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Martin Dempsey implied when he opened the door to a
discussion
of a US ground component in the campaign against the Islamic State, US military power cannot be used incrementally and indecisively.
That
discussion
has barely begun.
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