Global Effect of Federal Reserve Policy
Witnesses testified about Federal Reserve policies and operations, focusing on ways in which monetary policy affected the international financial system.
441 viewsWitnesses testified about Federal Reserve policies and operations, focusing on ways in which monetary policy affected the international financial system.
441 viewsEconomists testified on the impact of a federal government shutdown and a failure by Congress to raise the debt limit on jobs and the economy.
181 viewsAllen Meltzer was interviewed at an Atlantic summit on economic recovery in the United States and globally. He focused on Federal Reserve policy and the impact of low interest rates on the e…
288 viewsWitnesses testified about the impact of the public debt on the U.S. economy. They focused on the challenges of creating jobs in a harsh economic environment and disagreed on the route the Wh…
792 viewsEconomists testified on the successes and failures of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP). This was the final hearing of TARP panel, which is scheduled to dissolve on April 3, 2011.
789 viewsAllan Meltzer talked about his book, A History of the Federal Reserve: Volume 2, 1951-1986 (University of Chicago Press, 2010), with Paul Volcker, former chairman of the Federal Reserve unde…
999 viewsWitnesses testified about bank supervision and monetary policy. Among the topics they addressed were the Federal Reserve’s involvement in bank regulation, the size of banks to be monitored u…
158 viewsAllan Meltzer talked about the history of the Federal Reserve, including the rationale for creating it, its composition and structure, how its role has evolved in the American financial and …
2,038 viewsWitnesses testified about proposals to expand the role and authority of the Federal Reserve. The new powers would give the Federal Reserve responsibility for identifying systemic risks and r…
851 viewsWitnesses testified about government oversight and regulation of financial institutions and markets. Among the issues they addressed were reorganization of government agencies and the creati…
99 viewsFormer Senator Phil Gramm talked about the role of deregulation in the current economic crisis. As chairman of the Senate Banking Committee he sponsored deregulatory legislation, supported b…
934 viewsProfessor Lal talked about his book, In Praise of Empires: Globalization and Order, published by Palgrave Macmillan. He argued that empires have played a decisive role throughout history in …
371 viewsThe American Enterprise Institute hosted an event where author Sebastian Mallaby talked about his book The Worlds Banker: A Story of Failed States, Financial Crises, and The Wealth and Pove…
119 viewsMr. Meltzer spoke about the history, goals and successes of American foreign policy over the last 50 years. Among the issues he addressed were the spread of capitalism, the emergence of a “P…
77 viewsCommittee members heard testimony from Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, and other economic experts, concerning the state of the U.S. economy.
122 viewsThe House Ways and Means Committee continued its examination of the health of the U.S. economy. Members heard testimony on a number of congressional proposals aimed at providing tax relief t…
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