The Global Credit Crunch: What Should a Central Bank Do? (Audio)
Listen to two leading economists discuss market turmoil, the falling dollar, and the role of the U.S. Federal Reserve.
Speakers: Martin S. Feldstein, President, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
Allan H. Meltzer, Visiting Scholar, American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
Presider: David R. Malpass, Chief Economist, Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc.
November 19, 2007
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Listen to two leading economists discuss market turmoil, the falling dollar, and the role of the U.S. Federal Reserve.
Two leading economists discuss market turmoil, the falling dollar, and the role of the U.S. Federal Reserve.
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