Andrew Martinez on the Art of Forecasting

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  Welcome to Macro Musings,

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  where each week we pull back the curtain and take a closer look at the most important macroeconomic issues of the past,

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  present, and future.

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  I am your host, David Beckworth,

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  a senior research fellow with the Mercatus Center at George Mason University,

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  and I'm glad you decided to join us.

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  Our guest today is Andrew Martinez.

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  Andrew is a former Treasury economist and comes to us now from the Economics Department at American University.

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  Andrew joins us today to discuss the art of forecasting,

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  his work at the Treasury Department, measuring monetary policy shocks correctly, and more.

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  Andrew, welcome to the show.

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  Thanks for having me, David.

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  Long time listener, first-time participant.

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  It's great to be here.

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  Glad you have you on.

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  This is a long time coming.

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  We've actually worked together.

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  I have visited you several times when you were at Treasury.

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  So I've been eager to get you on the show,

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  but you've always been in a position where you can't because of where you work.

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