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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).

"International Financial Crises and the IMF," Chapter 63, Cato Handbook for Congress: Policy Recommendations for the 107th Congress (2001).

Global Fortune: The Stumble and Rise of World Capitalism, edited by Ian Vásquez (2000).

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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

"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

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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.

"The Undemanding Ethics of Capitalism," by William A. Niskanen, Cato Journal, vol. 29 no. 3, Fall 2009.

"How to Turn a Recession into a Depression," by William A. Niskanen, Cato Policy Report, March/April 2009.

"Bailout or Bankruptcy?," by Jeffrey A. Miron, Chapter 1, Cato Journal, Vol. 29, No. 1, Winter 2009 .

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

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Opinion and Commentary

"Did the Stimulus Work?," by Jeffrey A. Miron, The New York Times, November 1, 2009

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

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

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

"The Worst Recession?," by Richard W. Rahn, Washington Times, October 14, 2009

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Legal Briefs

Free Enterprise Fund v. PCAOB, August 4, 2009 (PDF, 186 KB)

Events

"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]

"Cato University," July 26-31, 2009 [Conference]

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

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Speeches and Congressional Testimony

"The Collapse of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac," Arnold Kling, Congressional Testimony, December 9, 2008.

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

"International Economic and Exchange Rate Policy Hearings," Steve H. Hanke, Congressional Testimony, May 1, 2002.

"Argentina's Current Political-Economic Crisis," Steve H. Hanke, Congressional Testimony, March 5, 2002.

Multimedia

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]

Daniel J. Mitchell discusses the weakening dollar on MSNBC's Morning Meeting October 7, 2009 [Flash Video, 06:31]

"Unemployment and Stimulus, Part II" featuring Mark A. Calabria, October 6, 2009 [Flash Audio, 10:07]

Jeffrey A. Miron on more stimulus spending on FBN's Cavuto October 6, 2009 [Flash Video, 03:19]

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