Articles by Allan Meltzer
Archive – EMU: a sceptical US view
Allan Meltzer of the American Economic Association explains why he is worried about a union by the back door; first published in November 1997
Reasons to be optimistic after Brexit
Both the UK and Europe can turn Brexit to their advantage, despite all the negative media reports
Reviving the faltering euro economy
There are three options to address Europe’s core problem: real differences in production costs. None of them involve asset purchases by the European Central Bank, writes Allan Meltzer
Three strikes against the Federal Reserve
If you want to know why US economic recovery has been so sluggish, look no further than the policies of the Federal Reserve, argues Allan Meltzer
Towards a global monetary policy
US monetary policy must change as the dollar’s dominance wanes, writes Allan H. Meltzer
Towards a global monetary policy
US monetary policy must change as the dollar’s dominance wanes, writes Allan H. Meltzer.
Federal Reserve policy as shown by its history
Much of the independence won by Paul Volcker has been surrendered in the recent crisis, says Allan H. Meltzer
Allan Meltzer dismisses calls for Fed action
The following article by Allan H. Meltzer, university professor of political economy at Carnegie Mellon, and a member of Central Banking's editorial board, was published in the Wall Street Journal on September 15. It provides an incisive analysis of the…
Greenspan’s legacy
Allan Meltzer explains how Alan Greenspan’s leadership of the Fed has re-written the rules of monetary-policy making.
Rational and irrational bubbles
How should central banks react to “irrational exuberance”? Central banks cannot burst what they cannot see, contends Allan Meltzer.