Markus' Academy

Follow the link for the full summary: https://markusacademy.substack.com/p/financial-inclusion-in-the-us   Explore the webinar series: https://markusacademy.substack.com/archive On January 27, 2022, Motohiro Yogo joined Markus' Academy for a talk on his recent paper Financial Inclusion Across the US. Motohiro Yogo is a Professor of Economics at Princeton University, a research associate of the...

Follow the link for the full summary: https://markusacademy.substack.com/p/a-krugman-summers-inflation-debate-990 Explore the webinar series: https://markusacademy.substack.com/archive On January 21, 2022, Paul R. Krugman and Lawrence H. Summers joined Markus' Academy for another debate on inflation. Krugman is Professor Emeritus at Princeton University, the Distinguished Professor of Economic...

Follow the link for the full summary: https://markusacademy.substack.com/p/central-banking   Explore the webinar series: https://markusacademy.substack.com/archive On January 14, 2022, Lord Mervyn King joined Markus' Academy for a lecture. King is a Professor of Economics and Law at NYU Stern School of Business and NYU Law. He has also served as Governor of the Bank of England and Chairman of...

Follow the link for the full summary: https://markusacademy.substack.com/p/rethinking-multilateralism   Explore the webinar series: https://markusacademy.substack.com/archive On December 23, 2021, Lawrence H. Summers joined Markus' Academy for a lecture. Summers is the Charles W. Eliot University Professor and President Emeritus of Harvard University. During the past three decades, he has serv...

Follow the link for the full summary: https://markusacademy.substack.com/p/finance-money-and-climate-change   Explore the webinar series: https://markusacademy.substack.com/archive On December 10, 2021, Markus Brunnermeier gave a talk on Finance, Money and Climate Change. Markus is the host of Markus' Academy and the Director of the Bendheim Center for Finance. Download the slides here.* Times...

Follow the link for the full summary: https://markusacademy.substack.com/p/the-survival-of-the-city   Explore the webinar series: https://markusacademy.substack.com/archive On October 28, 2021, Ed Glaeser joined Markus' Academy to discuss his recent book, The Survival of the City. Glaeser is the Fred and Eleanor Glimp Professor of Economics and the Chair of the Department of Economics at Harva...

Follow the link for the full summary: https://markusacademy.substack.com/p/in-defense-of-public-debt   Explore the webinar series: https://markusacademy.substack.com/archive   On October 7, 2021, Barry Eichengreen joined Markus' Academy for a talk on his recent book, In Defense of Public Debt. Eichengreen is the George C. Pardee and Helen N. Pardee Professor of Economics and Political Science...

Follow the link for the full summary: https://markusacademy.substack.com/p/experience-with-monetary-policy-in   Explore the webinar series: https://markusacademy.substack.com/archive   On September 30, 2021, Charles Evans joined Markus' Academy for a lecture on monetary policy in a low r* world. Evans is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. Timestam...

Follow the link for the full summary: https://markusacademy.substack.com/p/covid-lessons-from-india-for-emerging   Explore the webinar series: https://markusacademy.substack.com/archive On July 1, 2021, Viral Acharya joined Markus' Academy for a lecture on COVID lessons from India for other emerging economies. Acharya is the C.V. Starr Professor of Economics in the Department of Finance at New...

Follow the link for the full summary: https://markusacademy.substack.com/p/the-power-of-creative-destruction   Explore the webinar series: https://markusacademy.substack.com/archive On June 24, 2021, Philippe Aghion joined Markus' Academy for a talk on his book "The Power of Creative Destruction," discussing the lessons of COVID for rethinking capitalism. Aghion is a Professor at the...

Follow the link for the full summary: https://markusacademy.substack.com/p/covid-inflation-evidence-from-real   Explore the webinar series: https://markusacademy.substack.com/archive On June 17, 2021, Alberto Cavallo joined Markus' Academy for a lecture. Cavallo is the Edgerley Family Associate Professor at Harvard Business School, a Faculty Research Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic R...

Follow the link for the full summary: https://markusacademy.substack.com/p/bitcoin-adoption   Explore the webinar series: https://markusacademy.substack.com/archive   On June 10, 2021, Antoinette Schoar joined Markus' Academy. Schoar is the Stewart C. Myers-Horn Family Professor of Finance and Entrepreneurship at MIT. Download the slides here.* ● The Blockchain Trilemma means that you can have...

Follow the link for the full summary: https://markusacademy.substack.com/p/rethinking-fiscal-and-monetary-policy   Explore the webinar series: https://markusacademy.substack.com/archive On June 2, 2021, Olivier Blanchard joined Markus' Academy for a talk on rethinking fiscal and monetary policy post-COVID. Blanchard is a Senior Fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, a Pr...

Follow the link for the full summary: https://markusacademy.substack.com/p/inflation-safe-assets-and-debt-sustainability   Explore the webinar series: https://markusacademy.substack.com/archive On May 27, 2021, Markus Brunnermeier presented his research on debt as a safe asset, joint work with Merkel and Sannikov. Markus is the host of Markus' Academy and the Director of the Bendheim Center fo...

Follow the link for the full summary: https://markusacademy.substack.com/p/finance-from-the-front-lines   Explore the webinar series: https://markusacademy.substack.com/archive On May 21, 2021, Liz Myers joined Markus' Academy for a conversation on current trends in the world of finance — the challenges and opportunities corporations and investors are focused on as we emerge from the COVID era...

Follow the link for the full summary: https://markusacademy.substack.com/p/a-conversation-with-the-president   Explore the webinar series: https://markusacademy.substack.com/archive On May 13, 2021, Paschal Donohoe joined Markus' Academy for a conversation on the future of Euro area fiscal policy rules and standards, divergence between European and US fiscal policy, international tax competiti...

Follow the link for the full summary: https://markusacademy.substack.com/p/central-banks-and-inequality   Explore the webinar series: https://markusacademy.substack.com/archive On May 6, 2021, Agustín Carstens joined Markus' Academy for a lecture. Carstens is the General Manager of the Bank for International Settlements. Download the slides here.* ● Income inequality has been on the rise since...

Follow the link for the full summary: https://markusacademy.substack.com/p/market-values-cycles-and-bubbles Explore the webinar series: https://markusacademy.substack.com/archive On April 29, 2021, Barry Ritholtz joined Markus' Academy for a talk. Barry Ritholtz is co-founder, chairman, and chief investment officer of Ritholtz Wealth Management. Download the slides here.* ● A bull market is ch...

Follow the link for the full summary: https://markusacademy.substack.com/p/is-the-phillips-curve-getting-flatter   Explore the webinar series: https://markusacademy.substack.com/archive On April 22, 2021, Emi Nakamura joined Markus' Academy to present joint research with Jonathon Hazell, Juan Herreno, and Jon Steinsson. Nakamura is a Professor of Economics at the University of California, Berk...

Follow the link for the full summary: https://markusacademy.substack.com/p/the-future-of-the-us-financial-system Link to sign up for the webinar series: https://markusacademy.substack.com/ On April 15, 2021, Gary Gorton joined  Markus’ Academy  for a lecture on the recent changes and future of the U.S. financial system. Gorton is the Frederick Frank Class of 1954 Professor of Finance at the Yale S...

Follow the link for the full summary: https://markusacademy.substack.com/p/emerging-markets-taper-tantrum-redux Link to sign up for the webinar series: https://markusacademy.substack.com/ On April 1, 2021, Robin Brooks joined Markus’ Academy for a lecture on “Emerging Markets: Taper Tantrum Redux?” Brooks is the Chief Economist of the Institute of International Finance. Download the slides here. S...

Follow the link for the full summary: https://markusacademy.substack.com/p/international-taxation-in-a-digital Link to sign up for the webinar series: https://markusacademy.substack.com/ On March 25, 2021 ,Alan Auerbach joined  Markus’ Academy  for a lecture. Auerbach is the Director of the Robert D. Burch Center for Tax Policy and Public Finance at the University of California, Berkeley. Download...

Follow the link for the full summary: https://markusacademy.substack.com/p/modern-financial-intermediation Link to sign up for the webinar series: https://markusacademy.substack.com/ On March 19, 2021, Amit Seru joined Markus’ Academy for a talk on his recent work on modern financial intermediation (Buchak et al.,  2024 ). Seru is a Professor of Finance at the Stanford Graduate School of Business,...

Follow the link for the full summary: https://markusacademy.substack.com/p/the-rise-of-fintech-intermediaries Link to sign up for the webinar series: https://markusacademy.substack.com/ On March 18, 2021, Amit Seru joined Markus’ Academy for a talk on his recent work on the rise of fintech intermediaries (Buchak et al.,  2018 ,  2025 ). Seru is a Professor of Finance at the Stanford Graduate Schoo...

Follow the link for the full summary: https://markusacademy.substack.com/p/taming-a-minsky-cycle Link to sign up for the webinar series: https://markusacademy.substack.com/ On March 11, 2021, Ivan Werning joined  Markus’ Academy  for a talk on his  recent work with Emmanuel Farhi . Werning is the Robert M. Solow Professor of Economics at MIT. Download the slides here . Highlights: The paper examin...