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This is the second part where House Banking committee members heard testimony from scholars and economic experts regarding the financial crisis in East Asia. They talked about recent economi…

Committee members heard from several economists representing various economic interests concerning future monetary policy. They stressed that the U.S. economy is peforming very well and that…

The Economic Strategy Institute hosted an address by Charles Cook, the Editor and Publisher of the Cook Political Report. He analyzed current political events and spoke about future politica…

The House Banking Committee heard testimony from federal banking officials, economists, and credit card representatives concerning consumer loan delinquency. Much of the testimony focused on…

In the fourth of a series of forums on the Democratic “Families First” agenda, House and Senate Democrats heard testimony Health and Human Services Secretary Donna Shalala concerning proposa…

Goldman Sachs Vice Chairman Robert Hormats discussed opposition to attempts to globalize the U.S. economy because corporate downsizing and wage stagnation are blamed on global factors. He ta…

U.S. Representative Richard Gephardt (D-MO) spoke about how the Republican campaign has brought individual economic conditions to the forefront of public debate. He emphasized that primary v…

Yale University’s James Tobin , Professor Emeritus, spoke about the relationship between monetary policy, inflation and economic performance. He emphasized that economic policy must be flexi…

Economic journalists questioned panels of economists about the economics of international trade and particularly U.S.trade with Japan. Following this the panelists took questions from the au…

Lawrence Chimerine and Erik Olbeter from the Economic Strategy Institute spoke about legislation before Congress and what they believe are some of the key points of the proposals. They also …