tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2499715909956774229.post737328588419855001..comments2024-03-22T22:37:02.639-07:00Comments on Stephen Williamson: New Monetarist Economics: Friedman's LegacyStephen Williamsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01434465858419028592noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2499715909956774229.post-11964478746122044922013-08-18T12:58:04.101-07:002013-08-18T12:58:04.101-07:00i sense some contradictions in your posting - you ...i sense some contradictions in your posting - you agree with Friedman that inflation is caused by excess money growth but also hold that there is no meaningful asset we can call money, so how can the central bank control inflation ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2499715909956774229.post-50936339044802445632013-08-13T13:04:42.939-07:002013-08-13T13:04:42.939-07:00Note also that he was ahead of his time (in 1950!)...Note also that he was ahead of his time (in 1950!) when he began to make the case for flexible exchange rates.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2499715909956774229.post-58471836066426460222013-08-13T10:57:18.915-07:002013-08-13T10:57:18.915-07:00The recent records are OK. I even find something t...The recent records are OK. I even find something to like in his Christmas record - part of that is a weird joke, but in another way I think he is totally serious. The performances are another thing altogether. Ten years ago, he was one of the best things going, but now I think it's a little embarrassing.Stephen Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01434465858419028592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2499715909956774229.post-68025853486214077072013-08-13T10:21:16.118-07:002013-08-13T10:21:16.118-07:00I was persuaded, until you called Dylan's perf...I was persuaded, until you called Dylan's performances pathetic! Now I question everything you wrote!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com