{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Peter Stella on the Fed\u2019s Off-Balance Sheet Transactions and Public Financing of the COVID-19 Crisis","description":"Peter Stella is a former IMF official, where he led the Central Banking and Monetary and Foreign Exchange divisions, and he now hosts a webpage titled *Central Bank Archeology*. Peter is also a former guest of Macro Musings, and rejoins to talk about the COVID-19 crisis, central bank balance sheets, and more. David and Peter also discuss the dangers and challenges of the Fed\u2019s off-balance sheet transactions, how the government should approach crisis financing, and who should be managing the country\u2019s public debt. &amp;nbsp; The transcript for the episode can be found  here. &amp;nbsp; Peter\u2019s Twitter: @Stellar_Consult Peter\u2019s Voxeu profile:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/voxeu.org\/users\/peterstella0 Peter\u2019s Research Gate archive:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Peter_Stella &amp;nbsp; Related Links: &amp;nbsp; Peter's *Central Bank Archaeology* website: https:\/\/www.centralbankarchaeology.com\/ &amp;nbsp; *Macro Musings: Peter Stella on Debt, Safe Assets, and Central Bank Operations*  https:\/\/macromusings.libsyn.com\/144-peter-stella-on-debt-safe-assets-and-central-bank-operations &amp;nbsp; David\u2019s blog: macromarketmusings.blogspot.com David\u2019s Twitter: @DavidBeckworth ","author_name":"Macro Musings with David Beckworth","author_url":"http:\/\/macromarketmusings.blogspot.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/14734508\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/75537590"}