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Analysis and Commentary

Beyond the Age of Leverage: Alternative Cures for the Global Financial Crisis

by Niall Fergusonvia Huffington Post
Wednesday, February 4, 2009

It began as a sub-prime surprise, then became a credit crunch and is now a global financial crisis...

Analysis and Commentary

GOP's Profile In Courage Didn't Last Long

by Thomas Sowellvia Creators Syndicate
Tuesday, February 3, 2009

A brief glimmer of sanity among Congressional Republicans has been followed, almost immediately, by a return to the more traditional Washington insanity...

In the News

Fed keeps pumping money into banks

with Michael J. Boskinvia Marketplace
Tuesday, February 3, 2009

The Federal Reserve says it's going to keep extending its lifeline of cash to the banking system, indicating it's nowhere near weaning banks off emergency treatment...

In the News

Where is the Stimulus Shock and Awe?

with Robert J. Barrovia Real Clear Politics
Tuesday, February 3, 2009

During a November 25 press conference, then President-elect Obama promised "a new spirit of ingenuity," declaring that the "old ways of Washington simply can't meet the challenges of today and tomorrow," and that "just because a program, a special interest tax break, or corporate subsidy is hidden in this year's budget does not mean that it will survive the next."...

Analysis and Commentary

Stimulus just digs debt hole deeper

by Russ Robertsvia Boston Globe
Monday, February 2, 2009

THE HOUSE has passed an $819 billion spending package...

In the News

Cochrane on the Financial Crisis

by Russ Robertsvia EconTalk
Monday, February 2, 2009

John Cochrane, of the University of Chicago, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the financial crisis...

In the News

The Coming Liberal Welfare State: Public Spending Cradle to Grave

with Thomas Sowellvia NewsMax
Monday, February 2, 2009

Economists and pundits are beginning to sound alarms that the U.S. economy is perilously close to a “tipping point,” where so many voters will be on the public payroll it will be politically impossible to reign in entitlement programs...

In the News

Bad bank + toxic debts = moral hazard x10

with Niall Fergusonvia MarketWatch
Monday, February 2, 2009

BusinessWeek says Paulson/Bush & Co. wasted $350 billion in TARP money ... the Congressional Budget Office and GOP say Obama & Co. will waste another $800 billion on "non-stimulus" programs ... Nobel economist calls bad-bank plan "cash for trash" ...

Analysis and Commentary

Beyond the age of leverage: new banks must arise

by Niall Fergusonvia Financial Times
Monday, February 2, 2009

Call it the Great Repression...

In the News

Stimulus Package: If You Jump Halfway Across a Chasm You Fall Into the Abyss

with Niall Fergusonvia Huffington Post
Monday, February 2, 2009

Here's a thought: If we are going to spend two trillion dollars (and most likely more) trying to deal with the economic crisis, shouldn't we do it right?...

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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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