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Books and Book Chapters

Financial Fiasco: How America's Infatuation with Homeownership and Easy Money Created the Economic Crisis, by Johan Norberg, September 2009.

"Monetary Policy and Financial Regulation," Chapter 36, Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th Edition (2009).

"Antitrust," Chapter 40, Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th Edition (2009).

Trapped: When Acting Ethically Is Against the Law, John Hasnas, March 2006.

Go Directly to Jail: The Criminalization of Almost Everything, Gene Healy, November 2004.

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Cato Studies

"Would a Stricter Fed Policy and Financial Regulation Have Averted the Financial Crisis?," by Jagadeesh Gokhale and Peter Van Doren, Policy Analysis no. 648, October 8, 2009

"Bright Lines and Bailouts: To Bail or Not To Bail, That Is the Question," by Vern McKinley and Gary Gegenheimer, Policy Analysis no. 637, April 20, 2009

"How Did We Get into This Financial Mess?," by Lawrence H. White, Briefing Paper no. 110, November 18, 2008

"Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae: An Exit Strategy for the Taxpayer," by Arnold Kling, Briefing Paper no. 106, September 8, 2008

"FASB: Making Financial Statements Mysterious," by T.J. Rodgers, Briefing Paper no. 105, August 19, 2008

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Articles and Newsletters

"Lessons from the Financial Crisis," by John H. Cochrane, Regulation, Vol. 32, No. 4, Winter 2009-2010.

"Did Deregulation Cause the Financial Crisis?," by Mark A. Calabria, Cato Policy Report, July/August 2009.

"Financial Innovation, Regulation, and Reform," by Charles W. Calomiris, Chapter 7, Cato Journal Vol. 29, No. 1, Winter 2009 .

"Bad Rules Produce Bad Outcomes: Underlying Public-Policy Causes of the U.S. Financial Crisis," by Bert Ely, Chapter 8, Cato Journal Vol. 29, No. 1, Winter 2009 .

"The Way Forward: Incentives, Not Regulations," by William Poole, Chapter 15, Cato Journal Vol. 29, No. 1, Winter 2009 .

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Opinion and Commentary

"Geithner's Lifelong Love of Bailouts," by Mark A. Calabria, New York Post, January 20, 2010

"Bailing out the Banks Was Wrong, but New Tax Won't Make It Right," by Jeffrey A. Miron, Investor's Business Daily, January 14, 2010

"Obama vs. the Banks," by Gerald P. O'Driscoll Jr., The Wall Street Journal, December 17, 2009

"The Problem's Not the Banks," by Mark A. Calabria, New York Post, December 17, 2009

"New Underground Economy," by Richard W. Rahn, Washington Times, December 9, 2009

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Legal Briefs

Skilling v. United States, December 17, 2009 (PDF, 211 KB)

Indiana State Police Pension Trust v. Chrysler LLC, October 6, 2009 (PDF, 200 KB)

Events

"The Role of the Community Reinvestment Act in the Financial Crisis," November 18, 2009 [Policy Forum]

"Too Big To Save? How to Fix The U.S. Financial System," November 12, 2009 [Book Forum]

"Diagnosing and Treating the Roots of the Financial Crisis," September 2, 2009 [Capitol Hill Briefing]

"Financial Fiasco: How America's Infatuation with Home Ownership and Easy Money Created the Economic Crisis," September 1, 2009 [Book Forum]

"Bringing Transparency to the Federal Reserve," June 24, 2009 [Policy Forum]

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Speeches and Congressional Testimony

"Systemic Risk and Resolution Issues," by John H. Cochrane, Congressional Testimony, September 24, 2009.

"Resolving Non-Bank Financial Institutions," by Jeffrey A. Miron, Congressional Testimony, September 24, 2009.

"The Worsening Foreclosure Crisis: Is It Time to Reconsider Bankruptcy Reform?," Mark A. Calabria, Congressional Testimony, July 23, 2009.

Multimedia

Mark A. Calabria discusses bank fees on FBN Online January 27, 2010 [Flash Video, 08:16]

Mark A. Calabria discusses Obama putting limits on banks on Bloomberg TV January 21, 2010 [Flash Video, 05:13]

Mark A. Calabria discusses Obama putting limits on banks on BBC News 24 January 21, 2010 [Flash Video, 02:33]

Mark A. Calabria discusses Obama taxing banks on CNBC's The Call January 14, 2010 [Flash Video, 03:18]

Mark A. Calabria discusses Obama taxing banks on CNBC's The Kudlow Report January 14, 2010 [Flash Video, 10:10]

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