Monthly Archives: March 2017
It’s Time to Pass the Financial Institutions Bankruptcy Act
Today the House Judiciary Subcommittee lead by Tom Marino held a hearing on the Financial Institution Bankruptcy Act (FIBA) which lays out in clear legislative language the “Chapter 14 type” reform proposals that Stanford’s Hoover Resolution Project have been working … Continue reading
Posted in Financial Crisis, Regulatory Policy
Leave a comment
A New Hearing and, Possibly, a New Phase in Monetary Policy
Today’s hearing of the House Monetary Policy subcommittee—the first of the new Congress with the new chair Andy Barr from Kentucky—provided a good opportunity to discuss policy in light of new and different decisions by the Fed, new and different … Continue reading
Posted in Monetary Policy
Leave a comment
Milton Friedman on Freedom: A New Book
Milton Friedman on Freedom is a delightful new book of Friedman’s best works on freedom compiled and edited by Robert Leeson and Charles Palm. It is a delight to have these writings in one lean volume, and the book also … Continue reading
Posted in Teaching Economics
Leave a comment
Economic Policy Explains Growth Conundrum
“Growth Conundrum” sets the theme for the many fascinating articles in the latest issue of the IMF’s quarterly magazine Finance and Development which includes an opening essay by Nicholas Crafts and a profile of Kristin Forbes. I was asked to write … Continue reading
Posted in Regulatory Policy, Slow Recovery
Leave a comment
Economics One 