Ben Moll on the Basics of HANK Models and How They Can Be Applied to Policymaking

Macro Musings with David Beckworth - A podcast by Mercatus Center at George Mason University - Mondays

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Ben Moll is a professor of economics at the London School of Economics, and is well known for his work on income and wealth distribution in macroeconomics and its implications for policy. Ben joins the show today to talk about this work and provide a look into the growing field of heterogeneous agent models. David and Ben also discuss the history of macro thought, the implications of different transmission mechanisms of monetary policy, and what HANK models mean for forward guidance and other more general makeup policies.

The transcript for the episode can be found here: https://www.mercatus.org/bridge/tags/macro-musings

Ben’s Twitter: @ben_moll

Ben’s LSE website: https://benjaminmoll.com/