Jesus Fernandez-Villaverde on Demographic Trends, Recent Macroeconomic Developments, and AI’s Implications for Economic Growth
July 17, 2023
Jesus Fernandez-Villaverde is a professor of economics at the University of Pennsylvania, the co-director of the Business, Economic, and Financial History Project at the Wharton School of Business, and the John H. Makin Visiting Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. Jesus is also a returning guest to the podcast, and he rejoins Macro Musings to talk about recent macroeconomic developments, the demographic issues facing the world, and AI’s implications for economic growth. Specifically, David and Jesus also discuss whether we needed the fiscal and monetary stimulus of 2021, the European inflation story, South Korea as a case study for global demographic trends, how quantum computing will may impact macroeconomics in the future, and more.
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