Behind the Memo: The Illusion of Knowledge

Episode notes

In the latest episode of Behind the Memo , Howard discusses key themes from his recent memo, The Illusion of Knowledge . He explains why creating helpful macro forecasts is so challenging and why “thinking about macro” and forecasting aren’t the same thing. You can listen to The Illusion of Knowledge in the prior episode or read it here ( ).

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