Listen: Negative rate nonsense
Some esteemed economists suggest that the way to solve weak economic growth and “low-flation” is substantially negative interest rates. Here are some commonsense arguments why this is likely to do more harm than good. This podcast is part of the Rob Carnell's Knowledge series
Why less isn't always more
It sounds simple - growth is weak, inflation "too low", so let's just throw even more monetary easing at it? But like most things in economics, it isn't that simple. That said, it isn't so complicated that some very well known economists should know better.
I'm Rob Carnell, and here's my personal take on why it might be better for some economies to actually raise rates a little - explained with lots of intuitive examples and a hefty dollop of irreverence.
4 December 2020
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