1.0 link 186986 <![CDATA[Yale Economists Discuss The Financial Crisis (VIDEO)]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/04/14/yale-economists-discuss-t_n_186986.html In front of an audience of Yale alumni, university president Richard Levin hosted a fascinating discussion Tuesday on the financial crisis with John Geanakoplos (James Tobin Professor of Economics) and Robert Shiller (Arthur M. Okun Professor of Economics).

All three professors challenged the Obama administration's approach to fixing the crisis, with Geanakoplos and Levin laying out the most withering critiques.

According to Geanakopolos, the premise behind Treasury Secretary's Tim Geithner's plan is fundamentally wrong. Alluding to the famous "pound of flesh" loan...

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