First Post!

I’ll kick off this blog by telling you what to expect. I took the plunge last week with my first blog post on the Huffington Post. I love to produce analysis and think pieces on the economy and my formal work will be found on the Huffington Post and in other publications. My blog will be more informal. I’d like to include interesting facts and ideas about the economy and policy as well as input from economists, academics and policymakers who are wrestling with important issues. With a little luck some of what you read here will inspire you, or provoke your own thinking.