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Greenspan Commission Staff Alumni on Bi-Partisan Commissions

…past.[4] Respectfully submitted, Nancy J. Altman, J.D. (Executive Assistant to Chairman Alan Greenspan, 1982-83) Merton C. Bernstein, LL.B., Coles Professor of Law Emeritus, Washington University (Principal Consultant to the Commission,…

Cactus and gold

…says Alan Ruskin, the chief international strategist at Greenwich, Connecticut-based RBS Greenwich Capital Markets Inc. The first is reflected in the high dollar price of bullion, the second by the…

New Deal –Objective Research?

By Spencer I just read an interesting article on the New Deal by Alan Brinkley in the New Republic titled No Deal, Learning From FDR’s Mistakes”. The first two paragraphs…

Quotes for the day

…has become more resilient.” — Alan Greenspan Multimedia Punit Paranjpe/Reuters A LINGERING GLOBAL INFLUENCE An interview with Alan Greenspan, nicknamed the Oracle, was shown live outside the Bombay Stock Exchange…

Greenspan on the Real Fiscal Problem

Alan Greenspan makes an important point: NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Former Fed chief Alan Greenspan sent a message to Washington policymakers: Don’t think about naming him to another commission seeking…

Bernanke’s Debut

…is something that will make Bernanke’s job much easier than it would have been 25 years ago, just as it did Alan Greenspan’s. It was interesting to see that Bernanke…

A Few Notes on Trade

…costs and benefits of international trade. It all started at the TPMCafe with a debate amongst Gene Sperling, Alan Blinder, and David Sirota, among others, with side commentary contributed by…

The Fed as Cheerleader

Has the Fed under Alan Greenspan been so sanguine about the US economy’s potential problems that its behavior verges on the irresponsible? Some economists think so, and their voices seem…