
Macro Musings with David Beckworth
Hosted by David Beckworth · Mercatus Center at George Mason University
4.8from 717 ratings
- 575
- Episodes
- 148
- Transcribed
- 717
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2016
- First episode
- 495
- YouTube views
About Macro Musings with David Beckworth
Hosted by David Beckworth of the Mercatus Center, Macro Musings pulls back the curtain on the important macroeconomic issues of the past, present, and future.
- Publisher
- Mercatus Center at George Mason University
- Category
- business · education
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 31 Mar 2016
- Latest episode
- 2 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
148 of 575 episodes have a transcript.

2 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
Darrell Duffie on the Fed's Balance Sheet and the Changing Financial System

26 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Patrick Harker on Real-Time Payments and the Future of the Federal Reserve

19 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Christina Skinner on the Financial Stability Oversight Council and Central Bank Independence
Inside a recent episode

Darrell Duffie on the Fed's Balance Sheet and the Changing Financial System
Published 2 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And if the Fed tries to go back down in the size of its balance sheet, eventually the banks find that they don't have enough quickly available to meet their needs and market interest rates get very spiky. And the Fed tends to throw in the towel at that point and say, look, we got it as small as we could get it. […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on Macro Musings with David Beckworth
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- Darrell Duffie
- Patrick Harker
- Christina Skinner
- John Rolle
- George Selgin
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- YouTube views
- 495
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.8 / 5
- 378 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 339 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 82 / 100
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- Quality
- 99
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 66
- Engagement
- 97
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