The Fulbright Committee's revelations only served to turn the volume up on what had already been "a clamor for abolition of the RFC from the Congress as well as from the public."

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24.03.2023

The New Deal and Recovery, Part 26: The RFC, Conclusion - Alt-M

The Fulbright Committee's revelations only served to turn the volume up on what had already been "a clamor for abolition of the RFC from the Congress as well as from the public."

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20.03.2023

The New Deal and Recovery, Part 25: The RFC, Continued - Alt-M

That the RFC's Business Loan Division succeeded in making many loans at all was due to its eventual willingness to take risks no ordinary bank would have taken...

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20.03.2023

The New Deal and Recovery, Part 25: The RFC, Continued - Alt-M

That the RFC's Business Loan Division succeeded in making many loans at all was due to its eventual willingness to take risks no ordinary bank would have taken...

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14.03.2023

The New Deal and Recovery, Part 24: The RFC - Alt-M

But important as the RFC's contributions to financial stability and relief were, they fell short of achieving its ultimate objective, which...

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14.03.2023

The New Deal and Recovery, Part 24: The RFC - Alt-M

But important as the RFC's contributions to financial stability and relief were, they fell short of achieving its ultimate objective, which...

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07.02.2023

The New Deal and Recovery, Part 23: The Great Rapprochement - Alt-M

They cannot say, without contradicting a wealth of evidence, that subsequent New Deal policies and rhetoric promoted recovery more than they hampered it.

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21.12.2022

The New Deal and Recovery, Part 22: Postwar Monetary Policy - Alt-M

To conclude: neither fiscal nor monetary stimulus played any substantial part in the postwar investment boom.

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19.12.2022

The New Deal and Recovery, Part 21: Postwar Monetary Policy - Alt-M

To conclude: neither fiscal nor monetary stimulus played any substantial part in the postwar investment boom.

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13.12.2022

How Common Has Private Currency Been? - Alt-M

Has money always been a creation of government? Lawrence White explains the true history of money and the role private actors have played.

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07.12.2022

Diamond and Dybvig and the Panic of 1907 - Alt-M

The Panic of 1907 really demonstrates that while in theory regulations make banking systems more stable, in practice they can do just the opposite.

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30.11.2022

The New Deal and Recovery, Part 19: War, and Peace - Alt-M

Now that it was too late for the government to heed their warnings, these pessimists could only wait for the Great Depression to return with a vengeance.

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30.11.2022

The New Deal and Recovery, Part 21: Happy Days - Alt-M

In a fundamental sense, the postwar revival of private investment was not just a sign that the economy recovered. It was the essence of recovery.

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30.11.2022

Stop Lionizing Paul Volcker and Villainizing Arthur Burns - Alt-M

If Federal Reserve historians must single out specific chairmen for special recognition, many of them have earned credit for 13 hard landings.

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30.11.2022

Bank and Crypto Runs: F(ac)TX vs Fiction - Alt-M

If the choice is between the Diamond Dybvig solution of government guarantees and not doing a darn thing, then not doing a darn thing is probably better.

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30.11.2022

Is China a Threat to the Fed? A Critique of the Portman Report - Alt-M

By over-emphasizing restrictions on the free flow of information, and ignoring the benefits of mutually beneficial exchanges of information, the Portman Report diminishes the chances for future collaborative arrangements between the Fed and PBC.

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30.11.2022

How Common Has Private Currency Been? - Alt-M

Has money always been a creation of government? Lawrence White explains the true history of money and the role private actors have played.

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30.11.2022

The New Deal and Recovery, Part 20, Coda: The Fate of Rosie the Riveter - Alt-M

"Rosie stopped riveting, but she did not stop working." More accurately, she didn't stop working, unless she didn't have to.

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30.11.2022

The New Deal and Recovery, Part 20: The Phantom Depression - Alt-M

To conclude, there was no "Great Depression" of 1945-1946.

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30.11.2022

Diamond, Dybvig, and Government Deposit Insurance - Alt-M

The Diamond-Dybvig result depends on their crucial assumption.

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30.11.2022

The Menace of Fiscal Inflation - Alt-M

If the Fed really wants to keep the public informed about the nature of monetary policy, a broader discussion needs to take place.

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