
Javier Bianchi
@javierbianchi7
Economist at Minneapolis Fed
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http://www.javierbianchi.com/ 05-01-2019 16:42:46
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Minneapolis Fed's Javier Bianchi & Wisconsin Economics Louphou Coulibaly were already on it, modeling a steep, uniform tariff in a new working paper to assess optimal monetary policy. Spoiler is in my headline, but read on for the details on this timely research.🧵2/2 minneapolisfed.org/article/2025/u…

En escenario de aumentos de aranceles, que empujan los precios e impacta el consumo y la actividad económica, la respuesta óptima de un banco central puede ser implementar una política monetaria expansiva. Javi Bianchi Atm; Louphou Coulibaly

A tariff raises prices but also creates economic inefficiencies. Our Javier Bianchi & Louphou Coulibaly of Wisconsin Economics find that to combat the recessionary effects of the tariff, a welfare-maximizing central bank would be willing to tolerate higher inflation. bit.ly/4iPuQHE





Harvard Economics Professor Robert Barro joins Jon Hartley on @CapAndFreedom to discuss his career in economics, the fiscal theory of the price level, the interplay between religion and economics, his research on Ricardian equivalence, and more. Watch the full episode here:

There are many paths to study trade and tariffs. At the Minneapolis Fed, economists like Javier Bianchi, Mike Waugh (Mike Waugh) & Doireann Fitzgerald advance the economic theory of trade--who benefits most and what are the costs when barriers rise? bit.ly/42DSFvz

My book with Pierre-Olivier Weill and Julien Hugonnier on the Economics of Over-the-Counter Markets is officially in stock and ready to ship! If you are interested in ordering the book from Princeton University Press, discount code 👇


Thanks a lot to David Beckworth for the invitation, it was a pleasure to participate in the Macro Musings podcast!

🚨 Call for Papers: JIE–GCAP–BGS Conference on Geoeconomics 📍 Stanford GSB | 📅 Feb 27–28, 2026 📝 Submit papers by Sept 15, 2025 🔗 Call for papers: shorturl.at/r26Do Global Capital Allocation Project, Stanford Graduate School of Business


New research: While trade raises welfare for all, low-income shoppers & developing countries benefit more than we thought from lower barriers. Jeff Horwich sums up recent papers from our economists @TradeWarTracker, Doireann Fitzgerald & Javier Bianchi. bit.ly/42DSFvz

🚨New paper with @veroguerrieri & Guido Lorenzoni Can lack of coordination across central banks lead to higher inflation? Yes, we show. Especially in response to global supply shocks. 1/n🧵
