About the Authors
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David Beckworth
David Beckworth is a senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University and a former international economist at the Department of the Treasury. He wrote this for InsideSources.com.
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Patrick Horan
Patrick Horan is the program manager for monetary policy at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. He wrote this for InsideSources.com.