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Why Specifying r, g Makes No Sense Whatsoever — Brian Romanchuk

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I ran across yet another article discussing how the r>gcondition constrains fiscal policy. (For those who are not big fans of this stuff, that means that the long-term average real rate of interest is greater than the long-term real GDP growth rate.) I explain in this short post why any analysis that is premised on these concepts makes no sense.... Bond Economics Why Specifying r, g Makes No Sense WhatsoeverBrian Romanchuk

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I ran across yet another article discussing how the r>gcondition constrains fiscal policy. (For those who are not big fans of this stuff, that means that the long-term average real rate of interest is greater than the long-term real GDP growth rate.) I explain in this short post why any analysis that is premised on these concepts makes no sense....
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Why Specifying r, g Makes No Sense Whatsoever
Brian Romanchuk
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Mike Norman is an economist and veteran trader whose career has spanned over 30 years on Wall Street. He is a former member and trader on the CME, NYMEX, COMEX and NYFE and he managed money for one of the largest hedge funds and ran a prop trading desk for Credit Suisse.

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