Basil Halperin on Macroeconomic Policy in an Age of Transformative AI

Macro Musings with David Beckworth by David Beckworth

Apr 27, 202656:21Business

Basil Halperin is an assistant professor of economics at the University of Virginia. In Basil's first appearance on the show he discusses the famous but flawed Citrini essay, why Silicon Valley's growth expectations aren...

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