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Mark Thoma (University of Oregon, Economist's View) and Scott Sumner (Bentley University, The Money Illusion)
- Did anything in particular cause the financial crisis? . 00:17
- What did the Fed do wrong? . 11:34
- Mark defends government spending as economic stimulus . 22:57
- Scott on why monetary policy should target nominal GDP . 35:16
- The Geithner plan explained via used car lot . 48:46
- Advice for financial regulators of the future . 62:17
Recorded:Apr 3
Posted:Apr 5, 2009
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Bloggingheads.tv | Apr 5, 2009 | Mark Thoma & Scott Sumner
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