Finance and Banking

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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).

"Financial Deregulation," Chapter 21, Cato Handbook for Congress: Policy Recommendations for the 108th Congress, (2003).

Cato Studies

"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

"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

"Executive Pay: Regulation vs. Market Competition," by Ira T. Kay and Steven Van Putten, Policy Analysis no. 619, September 10, 2008

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

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Articles and Newsletters

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

"Taking Ideas Seriously," by Edward H. Crane, Cato Policy Report, November/December 2008.

Opinion and Commentary

"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

"Regulation and Its Unintended Consequences," by Johan Norberg, RealClearMarkets.com, September 18, 2009

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Events

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

"The Financial Fix — Limited Purpose Banking," June 8, 2009 [Policy Forum]

"Shadow Open Market Committee," April 24, 2009 [Conference]

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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.

"Ramifications of Auto Industry Bankruptcies," by Daniel J. Ikenson, Congressional Testimony, July 22, 2009.

Multimedia

Mark A. Calabria discusses financial issues on HITN's Destination Casa Blanca November 5, 2009 [Flash Video, 13:10]

Mark A. Calabria discusses Barney Frank's testimony on CNBC's Street Signs November 3, 2009 [Flash Video, 03:09]

"Too Big to Fail Is Just Too Big" featuring Gerald P. O'Driscoll Jr., October 29, 2009 [Flash Audio, 12:14]

Daniel J. Mitchell discusses executive compensation on ABC October 22, 2009 [Flash Video, 01:56]

Daniel J. Mitchell discusses executive compensation on CBS' Early Show October 22, 2009 [Flash Video, 01:54]

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