Steve Randy Waldman

American economist
Steve Randy Waldman
Born1970 (age 53–54)
NationalityAmerican
Academic career
FieldCultural economics
School or
tradition		Danish Libertarian
Alma materNew College of Florida, University of Kentucky
Websitehttp://interfluidity.com

Steve Randy Waldman (born 1970) is a computer programmer and writer known for his commentary on contemporary economics at his blog Interfluidity. Educated at the New College of Florida, and University of Kentucky,[1] Waldman is a Java programmer and wrote the c3p0 tool. He is most well known for his economics posts at Interfluidity, which have been cited by Paul Krugman,[2] Tyler Cowen,[3] Simon Wren-Lewis,[4] The Economist,[5] CNBC,[6] the National Review,[7] Justin Fox of Time magazine,[8] and Matt Levine.[9] Waldman supports a basic income[10] (or other ways to provide a strong social safety net) and otherwise describes himself as "Danish libertarian".

Waldman is known for his criticism of financial regulation:[11] James Kwak quotes "An enduring truth about financial regulation is this: Given the discretion to do so, financial regulators will always do the wrong thing."[12] Paul Krugman of the New York Times often cites Waldman; he talks about him 'going medieval' on Ezra Klein,[13] and another time: "we are indeed, as Steve Randy Waldman says, all dorks".[14]

The writer and novelist Adelle Waldman[15][16] is Waldman's sister. His mother, Jacqueline Waldman, was a chemistry professor at Goucher College.[17]

References

  1. ^ Waldman, Steve. "LinkedIn Profile". LinkedIn. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  2. ^ Krugman, Paul (November 8, 2011). "The Return Of Secular Stagnation". Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  3. ^ Cowen, Tyler (12 December 2007). "Steve Randy Waldman on the new Fed plan". Marginal Revolution. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  4. ^ Wren-Lewis, Simon. "Twitter post ("I wish I could write so passionately and yet remain so clear. For anyone wanting a complete overview."". Twitter. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  5. ^ R.A. (Jan 14, 2014). "Purchasing power disparity". Secular Stagnation. The Economist. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  6. ^ Carney, John (15 Oct 2013). "How a debt ceiling standoff could help the banks". CNBC. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  7. ^ Salam, Reiham (April 22, 2012). "Steve Randy Waldman on Gerontocracy". The Agenda. National Review. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  8. ^ Fox, Justin (March 18, 2009). "Steve Randy Waldman saves my morning". Time Magazine. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  9. ^ Levine, Matt (2021-10-11). "Look Out for Cops in the Pump and Dump". Money Stuff. Overcollateralized stablecoins. Archived from the original on 2021-10-11. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
  10. ^ Waldman, Steve. "VC for the people". Interfluidity. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  11. ^ Adam. "Interview with Interfluidity's Steve Waldman: "The government has chronically oversubsidized mortgage lending and homeownership"". mortgagecalculator.org. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  12. ^ Kwak, James (16 November 2009). "Steve Randy Waldman on Financial Regulation". The Baseline Scenario. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  13. ^ Krugman, Paul (December 14, 2013). "Inequality As A Defining Challenge". New York Times. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  14. ^ Krugman, Paul (January 17, 2013). "All Your Base Are Belong To Us: What Is the Question?". New York Times. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  15. ^ Fan, Jiayang (5 July 2014). "The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P review – Adelle Waldman's witty love story". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  16. ^ Bloomgarden-Smoke, Kara (6 May 2014). "Why We're All Talking About 'Nathaniel P.'". New York Observer. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  17. ^ Binder, David (February 15, 2001). "Romanian Past, Interrupted". New York Times. Retrieved 27 July 2014.

External links

  • interfluidity, Waldman's blog
  • c3p0, Waldman's tool for "JDBC3 Connection and Statement Pooling"