The 2008 financial crisis wreaked havoc on the American economy. Five years later, questions remain regarding the origins of the crisis and the effectiveness of the policy response to the collapse. On Tuesday, the Brookings and Hoover Institutions simulcasted a joint conference of legal and economic scholars who gathered to discuss those questions. The conference, led by Stanford economist and Hoover senior fellow John Taylor and Brookings Institution senior fellow Martin Bailey, was held simultaneously in Washington, DC, and at Stanford University in Stanford, CA.

On Monday, September 30, the White House announced that President Obama is nominating Hoover research fellow Lanhee J. Chen to be a member of the federal Social Security Advisory Board.