PAST EVENT
Friday, May 16, 2008
Washington, DC
How could America's sophisticated financial system go so wrong and cause so much damage? Martin Baily, Douglas Elmendorf and Robert Litan answered that question in a new paper released at this public forum. The authors, following opening remarks by FDIC Chairman Sheila Bair, put forward a specific agenda of policy actions to reduce the chance that history repeats itself. Read More
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Martin Neil Baily, Douglas W. Elmendorf and Robert E. Litan, May 16, 2008, The Brookings Institution
With the U.S. financial system still in a perilous state, Martin Baily, Doug Elmendorf and Bob Litan diagnose what caused the crisis and offer prescriptions for policy change. The authors of this new Brookings paper address two challenges: to resolve the immediate problems and to reduce the likelihood that these problems recur. Read More
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Douglas W. Elmendorf, May 14, 2008, Joint Economic Committee
Even though billions of dollars of mortgage-related loses have yet to be declared, Doug Elemendorf offered Joint Economic Committee members four principles to guide reform of the troubled financial system. His diagnosis and prescriptions are based on a new Brookings report to be released Friday. Read More
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Wing Thye Woo, May 14, 2008, The Brookings Institution
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Rebecca M. Blank, April 16, 2008, The Brookings Institution
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Lex Rieffel, April 09, 2008, The Brookings Institution
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Jason Furman, April 06, 2008, Des Moines Register
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April 2008, The Brookings Institution and the Heritage Foundation
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Erik Berglöf, February 28, 2008, Financial Times
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Matt Fellowes, February 22, 2008, The Brookings Institution
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Matt Fellowes and Mia Mabanta, January 2008, The Brookings Institution