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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.

"The Limits of Monetary Policy," Chapter 35, Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th Edition (2009).

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

"The Limits of Monetary Policy," Chapter 20, Cato Handbook for Congress: Policy Recommendations for the 108th Congress, (2003).

The Future of Money in the Information Age, edited by James A. Dorn (1997).

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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

"An International Monetary Fund Currency to Rival the Dollar? Why Special Drawing Rights Can't Play That Role," by Swaminathan S. Anklesaria Aiyar, Development Policy Analysis no. 10, July 7, 2009

"Financial Crisis and Public Policy," by Jagadeesh Gokhale, Policy Analysis no. 634, March 23, 2009

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

"Greenspan's Monetary Policy in Retrospect," by David R. Henderson and Jeffrey Hummel, Briefing Paper no. 109, November 3, 2008

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Articles and Newsletters

"The Misuse of Economic History: Flawed Analogies with Japan's "Liquidity Trap" and the Great Depression," by Alan Reynolds, Cato Journal, vol. 29 no. 3, Fall 2009.

"Origins of the Financial Market Crisis of 2008," by Anna J. Schwartz, Chapter 2, Cato Journal, Vol. 29, No. 1, Winter 2009 .

"Monetary Policy and Asset Prices Revisited," by Donald L. Kohn, Chapter 4, Cato Journal, Vol. 29, No. 1, Winter 2009 .

"Federal Reserve Policy and the Housing Bubble," by Lawerence H. White, Chapter 9, Cato Journal, Vol. 29, No. 1, Winter 2009 .

"Money and the Present Crisis," by Gerald P. O'Driscoll Jr., Chapter 13, Cato Journal, Vol. 29, No. 1, Winter 2009 .

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Opinion and Commentary

"Currency That Kills," by Richard W. Rahn, Washington Times, November 11, 2009

"A Financial Super-Regulator," by Jagadeesh Gokhale, Forbes, October 29, 2009

"Financial Market Reform," by Jeffrey A. Miron, Reason (Online), October 27, 2009

"Washington's Plans May Result in Even Higher Executive Pay," by Jonathan R. Macey, The Wall Street Journal, October 25, 2009

"Hu versus Sarkozy," by Steve H. Hanke, Globe Asia, October 23, 2009

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Events

"The 27th Annual Monetary Conference: Restoring Global Financial Stability," November 19, 2009 [Conference]

"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]

"Brother, Can You Spare A Trillion? - Lessons from the New Deal and Great Depression," June 1, 2009 [Conference]

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Speeches and Congressional Testimony

"Rising Food Prices: Budget Challenges," Steve H. Hanke, Congressional Testimony, July 30, 2008.

"Monetary Policy by Trial and Error," Alan Reynolds, Presented to Joint Economic Committee, March 2000.

Multimedia

William Poole discusses the FOMC meeting on CNBC's Street Signs November 4, 2009 [Flash Video, 18:46]

Mark A. Calabria discusses the FOMC meeting on PBS' Nightly Business Report November 3, 2009 [Flash Video, 02:25]

Mark A. Calabria discusses Ben Bernanke's new financial plan on BNN's SqueezePlay October 23, 2009 [Flash Video, 09:02]

"Could the Fed Have Foreseen Our Financial Fiasco?" featuring Peter Van Doren, October 22, 2009 [Flash Audio, 15:14]

Mark A. Calabria discusses Ben Bernanke on FBN's Bulls & Bears October 5, 2009 [Flash Video, 04:49]

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