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What's the Sticker Price of Exorbitant Privilege?
If you buy into this Pflueger/Yared perspective, then the price of exorbitant privilege is outspending your military adversaries. And the US has…
May 19 • Hanno Lustig
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The Safe Assets that weren't.
Feb 4 • Hanno Lustig
The United States Capital Structure
Jun 2 • Hanno Lustig
Why Eurobonds won't work
Mar 23 • Hanno Lustig
U.S. Treasury Investors' Massive Bet on AI
With Howard Kung (LBS) and James Paron (Stanford GSB).
Apr 24 • Hanno Lustig
What about Japan? (Part I)
Running a SWF with borrowed money.
Apr 2 • Hanno Lustig
The Housing Affordability Paradox
Last year, on August 19 2025, the day before Powell was to give his annual Jackson Hole speech, the White House pressured Chairman Powell to lower…
Mar 30 • Hanno Lustig
How can you help to protect your local central banker?
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Mar 9 • Hanno Lustig
Party like it's 1999! YHOO joins the S&P 500.
I moved to the Bay Area in 1997.
Jun 8 • Hanno Lustig
Who's looking out for passive investors?
When you think about asset management, managing other people’s money, the first thing you have to worry about is the alignment of incentives.
Jun 5 • Hanno Lustig
The United States Capital Structure
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Jun 2 • Hanno Lustig
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The Two Cents
A space for musings on economic policy and political economy by Hanno Lustig and Romain Wacziarg
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