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Obama's and Romney's Economic Advisors Tussle, But Find Common Ground

featuring Lanhee J. Chenvia Fortune
Tuesday, July 15, 2014

At Fortune Brainstorm Tech, Lanhee Chen and Austan Goolsbee talk corporate tax reform, innovation and regulation, and the dysfunctional FDA.

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How to Spark Another 'Great Moderation'

by John B. Taylorvia Wall Street Journal
Tuesday, July 15, 2014

Sound money and free markets go hand in hand. In 1776, Adam Smith wrote of the importance of rules for "a well-regulated paper-money" in "The Wealth of Nations." In 1962, Milton Friedman made the chapter "Control of Money," with its rationale for monetary rules, a centerpiece of "Capitalism and Freedom."

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Policy Seminar with Bob Hall

Thursday, April 24, 2014
George Shultz Conference Room, Herbert Hoover Memorial Building

Bob Hall, Hoover Institution Senior Fellow and Professor of Economics, discusses quantifying the lasting harm to the U.S. Economy from the financial crisis.

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Angus Burgin discusses Hayek, Friedman, and the Return of Laissez

by Angus Burgin
Wednesday, July 9, 2014

Angus Burgin's video of his keynote address at the first annual workshop on political economy.

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Angus Burgin Delivers Keynote at First Annual Workshop on Political Economy

Monday, July 7, 2014

As part of the inaugural Hoover Institution Library and Archives’ Workshop on Political Economy, Professor Angus Burgin of Johns Hopkins University gave the keynote lecture titled "Hayek, Friedman, and the Return of Laissez-Faire." 

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Policy seminar on the Guardians of Finance: Making Them Work for Us

Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Annenberg Auditorium

Policy seminar on the Guardians of Finance: Making Them Work for Us

Guest Speaker: Ross Levine (Professor of Economics at Brown University, Director of the William R. Rhodes Center in International Economics and Finance)

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The Next Convergence: The Future of Economic Growth in a Multispeed World.

Spence looks at China’s economic growth

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Hoover Institution senior fellow Michael Spence is closely examining the transition of the Chinese economy (the world’s second largest) and its worldwide implications.

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The Reparations Debate

by Richard A. Epsteinvia The Libertarian
Thursday, June 5, 2014

Richard Epstein examines the arguments over reparations and considers whether there are better methods for fostering African American mobility.

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Niall Ferguson on The Hays Advantage

interview with Niall Fergusonvia Bloomberg Radio
Monday, June 2, 2014

Hoover senior fellow Niall Ferguson discusses the recent Hoover conference on monetary policy on Bloomberg Radio.

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A History of the Federal Reserve, Volume 1: 1913-1951

A History of the Federal Reserve, Volume 1: 1913-1951

by Allan H. Meltzervia Books by Hoover Fellows
Tuesday, June 1, 2004

Allan H. Meltzer's monumental history of the Federal Reserve System tells the story of one of America's most influential but least understood public institutions. This first volume covers the period from the Federal Reserve's founding in 1913 through the Treasury-Federal Reserve Accord of 1951, which marked the beginning of a larger and greatly changed institution.

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