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Analysis and Commentary

Do We Need a Second Stimulus?

by Edward Paul Lazearvia Wall Street Journal
Thursday, July 9, 2009

In "Brewster's Millions," a comedy starring Richard Pryor, a man is told he can keep $300 million if he manages to spend $30 million in one month...

In the News

Two Authorities on Fed Advise Congress Against Expanding Its Power

with John B. Taylorvia New York Times
Thursday, July 9, 2009

Two economists with longstanding ties to the Federal Reserve warned Congress on Thursday that it would be a mistake to make the Fed a super-regulator in charge of reining in “systemic risk” and financial institutions considered “too big to fail.”...

In the News

The case against The Crash conspiracy theory

with Policy Reviewvia Globe and Mail (Canada)
Thursday, July 9, 2009

In a column earlier this week, New York Times op-ed writer Frank Rich perfectly articulates the dominant mythology of the 2008 market meltdown...

In the News

Kohn: Monetary Policy Audits Would Hurt Fed Debate

with John B. Taylorvia Dow Jones Newswires
Thursday, July 9, 2009

Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Donald Kohn said Thursday that while the Fed doesn't object to government audits of its emergency facilities, extending those audits to monetary policy could "cast a chill" on the central bank's deliberations...

In the News

Housing with Thomas Sowell: Chapter 3 of 5

by Peter M. Robinson with Thomas Sowellvia Uncommon Knowledge
Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Thomas Sowell describes the origins and unique features of the housing bust...

Analysis and Commentary

Let’s Treat Borrowers Like Adults

by Todd Zywickivia Wall Street Journal
Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Imagine a man in California who speculated in real estate at the height of the housing bubble...

In the News

Taylor Says Previous Stimulus Package `Not Working': Video

with John B. Taylorvia Bloomberg
Tuesday, July 7, 2009

John Taylor, an economics professor at Stanford University, talks with Bloomberg Carol Massar and Mark Crumpton about the potential for a second U.S. economic stimulus package...

In the News

The Almighty Bond Market: Niall Ferguson’s Concerns about the U.S. Deficit Explained

with Niall Fergusonvia RGE Monitor (NY)
Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Harvard Economist Niall Ferguson appeared on CNN’s GPS with Fareed Zakaria over the weekend...

In the News

Staggering Budget Gap and a Reluctance to Fill It

with John B. Taylorvia New York Times
Tuesday, July 7, 2009

No one argues that the staggering deficits run up by the American government in a bid to rescue the economy are desirable, healthy or even sustainable — not if the national debt continues to swell at its current pace...

Thomas Sowell discusses Intellectuals and Society on Uncommon Knowledge.

Housing with Thomas Sowell

by Peter M. Robinsonwith Thomas Sowellvia Uncommon Knowledge
Monday, July 6, 2009

Thomas Sowell analyzes the recent housing boom and bust, beginning with the underlying economic causes that artificially inflated housing costs in certain markets.

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The Working Group on Economic Policy brings together experts on economic and financial policy to study key developments in the U.S. and global economies, examine their interactions, and develop specific policy proposals.

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