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In the new issue of Cato Policy Report, Cato President and CEO John A. Allison argues that the Federal Reserve is increasing the long-term risk in our financial system through both its monetary and regulatory policies. Also in this issue, James D. Gwartney looks at the incomplete “public choice revolution,” and explains how mainstream economics is leaving both current students and the general public with a misleading, false, and romantic view of government and the operation of the democratic political process.
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The Cato Institute tops a new measure of think tank performance in the United States, according to a recent report. Cato bested all other U.S. think tanks in the main category of “Aggregate Profile per Dollar Spent.” “I’m grateful to the Center for Global Development for showing that Cato gives its sponsors something I wish government gave more of to taxpayers: bang for the buck,” said Cato CEO John Allison.
How Concentrated Was Investment Banking?
July 7, 2011.
June 30, 2011.
Unhappy (belated) Birthday National Minimum Wage
June 27, 2011.
The Road to Greece Runs Through Basel
June 23, 2011.
Are We Building Enough Housing?
June 22, 2011.
June 21, 2011.
Do Forced Mortgage Writedowns Create Wealth?
June 13, 2011.
On Government Spending and Job Creation
June 9, 2011.
What Do Peter Diamond and Paul Pate Have in Common?
June 7, 2011.
June 6, 2011.
How’s that Housing Stimulus Working Out for You?
June 1, 2011.
May 31, 2011.
May 24, 2011.
Europe Has Done Enough Harm to the IMF
May 19, 2011.
Is Housing Holding Back Inflation?
May 13, 2011.
Some Thoughts on Federal Rental Housing Assistance
May 4, 2011.
Can We Rely on Inflation Expectations?
May 3, 2011.
April 26, 2011.
Do We Need China to Fund Our Mortgage Market?
April 8, 2011.
Homeownership and Mortgage Debt
April 4, 2011.
Federal Reserve to Hold Press Conferences
March 24, 2011.
Fannie, Freddie: Late to the Party?
March 18, 2011.
SEC Employees Hard at Work during Financial Crisis
March 16, 2011.