Economic and Monetary Policy Writer

Matthew Schoenfeld

2 articles 2014–2015

Matthew Schoenfeld is a writer focused on monetary policy and economic issues. He contributed to The Weekly Standard in 2014 and 2015, writing critical analyses of the Federal Reserve's impact on economic growth and inequality.

The Federal Reserve’s Inequality Problem

April 13, 2015 · Matthew Schoenfeld, Inequality, Janet Yellen

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen has devoted time of late to discussing the significant problem of inequality. At a conference on April 2nd, Ms. Yellen urged that research be undertaken “to understand whether any policies may hold people back or discourage upward mobility.” Perhaps such research…

Is the Federal Reserve Killing Growth?

April 28, 2014 · Matthew Schoenfeld, Quantitative Easing, Federal Reserve

Everybody seems to agree that the U.S. Federal Reserve's quantitative-easing program, which involves buying bonds to lower interest rates, plays a role in spurring economic growth. Folks differ on whether the contribution to growth outweighs the risk of inflation.