Ernie Tedeschi on Output Gaps, Labor Markets, and the State of the Economy

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

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Ernie Tedeschi is a policy economist and the head of fiscal analysis at Evercore ISI, a macro advisory firm. He is also an occasional contributor to The Upshot section at The New York Times. Previously, Ernie was a senior advisor and an economist at the US Department of Treasury. His research interests include the federal budget, monetary policy, and labor markets. Ernie joins the show to talk about output gaps, full employment, labor markets, and the state of the economy. Specifically, Ernie and David discuss Ernie’s recent articles titled *Participation in the Hot Labor Market* and *Pay is Rising Fastest for Low Earners, One Reason? Minimum Wages.*

Transcript for the episode can be found here: https://www.mercatus.org/bridge/tags/monetary-policy

Ernie’s Twitter: @ernietedeschi

Ernie’s blog: https://medium.com/bonothesauro