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Brad DeLong: What Would Have Happened If We Didn't Bailout The Bankers?

Project Syndicate | Brad DeLong | Posted 11.04.2009 | Business

Read More: Tarp, Nationalization, Bailout, Brad Delong, Financial Crisis, Banks, Fannie Mae, Freddi Mac, Fiscal Policy, Business News

It is worth stepping back and asking: What would the world economy look like today if policymakers had acceded to the populist demand of no support to...

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The Hidden Payoff from Cash for Clunkers

Eric Schurenberg | Posted 09.27.2009 | Business

Read More: Cash for Clunkers, Economic Stimulus, Brad Delong, George Akerlof, Animal Spirits, Consumer Confidence, Cash for Clunkers Consumer Spending, Cash for Clunkers 2009, Cash for Clunkers Benefits, Consumer Spending, Business News
Eric Schurenberg

To the extent that the Clunkers program gave Americans a reason to believe that things can return to normal and to that the government has a handle on recovery, it was a pretty good investment.

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The Geithner Plan: What Is It?

Brad DeLong | Posted 04.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: The Geithner Plan, Timothy Geithner, Geithner Plan, Brad Delong, Brad Delong Geithner, Tim Geithner, Politics News

Q: What is the Geithner Plan? A: The Geithner Plan is a trillion-dollar operation by which the U.S. acts as the world's largest hedge fund investor, ...

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Will Geithner's Bungled Bank Plan Fuel Populist Revolt Against Dems?

Art Levine | Posted 03.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Banks, Obama, Brad Delong, Nationalization, Geithner, Sirota, Roubini, Politics News
Art Levine

"Nationalizing" banks is a dirty word in the American political context, and progressives seeking that goal would be well advised to offer different messaging in selling it to the public.

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Sam Stein

Schumer's Bailout Proposal Divides Economists, Interests Obama

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 10.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Paulson Bailout, Chuck Schumer, Obama Schumer, Steven Teles, Schumer Proposal, Brad Delong, Schumer Paulson, Billion Dollar Bailout, Bailout Proposal, Politics News

One of the more interesting moments of this morning's Senate Banking Committee hearing with Hank Paulson and Ben Bernanke came when Sen. Chuck Schumer...

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