Meet Kevin Warsh

Today, Dr Ed examines the world according to Kevin Warsh, President Trump’s pick for the next Fed chair. Warsh believes that the US is undergoing a productivity-led growth boom, as our Roaring 2020s thesis maintains, which should be supported by supply-side, pro-growth policymaking. He thinks fiscal policy’s role is to spur economic activity by keeping taxes low and regulations light, while monetary policy’s role is to spur investment by keeping interest rates low. He rejects the Phillips Curve model that views inflation as a byproduct of low unemployment and too much economic growth; Warsh views inflation as a “choice,” a byproduct of unsound fiscal and monetary policy decisions. And he envisions a new approach to Fed policymaking that’s less reactive to the latest economic data ... Also: Dr Ed reviews “The Lost King” (+ + +).