Dr. Mickey D. Levy
Research Focusing On How Monetary and Fiscal Policies Influence Economic and Financial Behavior
Mickey Levy is a macroeconomist who uniquely analyzes economic and financial market performance and how they are affected by monetary and fiscal policies.
Recent Articles and Publications
October 1, 2025
Fed Rate Cuts May Stop as Spending Fuels Growth, Keeps Inflation Rising
Here's a Podcast of my guest appearance on Central Bank Central hosted by Kathleen Hays. In it, I discuss the…
September 15, 2025
Trump Forces a Fed Guessing Game
The Fed has clearly signaled that it will lower interest rates, but is this the proper monetary policy? In this Wall…
August 13, 2025
Levy Sees Trump Nominee Miran Pushing for Radical Changes in Governance of Fed
Here's a Podcast I did with Kathleen Hays on her Podcast Central Bank Central. We dig into some issues that will emerge…
July 24, 2025
What the Federal Reserve Can Do to Help Itself
Here's a new Wall Street Journal commentary piece by By Charles I. Plosser and Mickey D. Levy: President Trump’s threat…
April 25, 2025
Trump’s Tariffs Capture a Plethora of Historic Mistakes
Here's a presentation on tariffs I made with my colleague Michael Bordo at a Hoover Institution Economic Policy…
March 17, 2025
A Trade War Puts Pressure on the Federal Reserve
Wall Street Journal Commentary: Mickey D. Levy and Michael Bordo describe how the negative shock of President Trump's…
March 5, 2025
Levy Sees Uncertainty Weakening Demand and Lowering Inflation Despite Tariffs
Here's a podcast interview on Central Bank Central with Kathleen Hays and Mickey Levy. In it, they discuss the…