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    Basil Halperin on Macroeconomic Policy in an Age of Transformative AI

    Macro Musings with David Beckworth · Apr 27, 2026 · 56 min
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    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't showing up yet in interest rates, the impact of Less Than Zero by George Selgin, what the true frictions in the economy are, the differences between Calvo and menu-cost…

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