Daedalus 139:4 (Fall 2010) - On the Financial Crisis and Economic Policy

Dædalus was founded in 1955 as the Journal of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. It draws on the enormous intellectual capacity of the American Academy, whose members are among the nation's most prominent thinkers in the arts, sciences, and humanities. The theme for the Fall 2010 issue is "On the Financial Crisis and Economic Policy." M. Friedman & Robert M. SolowIs our financial system serving us well?Benjamin M. FriedmanThe bigger they are . . .Robert M. SolowLearning to live with not-so-efficient marketsLuigi ZingalesSecuritization, shadow banking & financial fragilityJeremy C. SteinHow to fix bankers’ payLucian A. BebchukPolitical on finance & its regulationNolan McCarty, Keith T. Poole, Thomas Romer & Howard RosenthalLessons from the financial crisis for monetary policyC.A.E. GoodhartFiscal stimulusRobert E. HallHousing policy in the wake of the crashEdward L. GlaeserInternational financial regulation after the crisisBarry EichengreenThe Great Recession & the Great DepressionPeter TeminFrom the writings of Alexander HamiltonThe Codex Eats MePoem by Alice Notley