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John H. Makin
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Resident Scholar John H. Makin
A former consultant to the U.S. Treasury, the Congressional Budget Office, and the International Monetary Fund, John Makin specializes in international finance and financial markets (stocks, bonds, and currencies including the Euro and the U.S. dollar). He also researches the U.S. economy (including monetary policy, tax and budget issues), the Japanese economy and European economies. He is the author of AEI's monthly Economic Outlook.
 
Professional Experience

-Principal, 1995-present; Chief Economist, 1990-1995; Caxton Associates, LLC

-Member, Panel of Economic Advisers, Congressional Budget Office, 1984-1994

-Senior International Economist, 1971-1972; Consultant, 1972-1980; Member, Advisory Board, Office of Tax Analysis, 1986-1988; U.S. Treasury

-Visiting Scholar, Bank of Japan, 1988

-Research Associate, National Bureau of Economic Research, 1980-1986

-Associate Professor, 1976-1978; Professor of Economics, 1978-1986; Director, Institute for Economic Research, 1983-1984; University of Washington

-Consultant, International Monetary Fund, 1981-1983

-Visiting Scholar, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, 1977

-Faculty, University of Wisconsin (Milwaukee), University of Virginia, University of British Columbia, 1966-1976

-Fellow, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, 1968-1969

Education

B.A., economics, Trinity College (Hartford, Connecticut)

M.A., Ph.D., economics, University of Chicago

Articles and Short Publications
Panic
Risk and Systemic Risk
Tipping Point
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Books
Debt and Taxes
Balancing Act
Sharing World Leadership?
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Events
The Deflating Mortgage and Housing Bubble, Part IV: Where Is the Bottom?
The Theory and Practice of Bailouts
What Lies Beyond the Credit Crunch? Part III
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Speaking Engagements
China's Risky Currency Policy
The President's Economic Growth Proposal to Eliminate the Double Taxation of Corporate Earnings
The Treasury's Debt Buyback Proposal
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Research Areas
U.S. economy (monetary policy, taxes, and budget issues)
Financial markets (stocks, bonds, and currencies of major industrial countries)
Japanese economy
European economies
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Contact Information
John Makin
American Enterprise Institute
 1150 Seventeenth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20036
Phone: 212-303-6151
Assistant: 202-862-7160
Fax: 212-593-3614
E-mail: jmakin@caxton.com
Latest Book
Debt and Taxes
Debt and Taxes
This book traces the conduct of fiscal policy from the debates of Hamilton and Jefferson to the Clinton administration. [Read More]