Financial Crisis Reading Group

Welcome to the webpage for the Financial Crisis Reading Group at The College of William & Mary. The purpose of the Group is to bring together scholars from various disciplines from across The College to discuss issues related to current economic events. The Group is sponsored by William & Mary Law School. For more information, please contact Professor Nathan B. Oman.

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Financial Crisis Reading Group

Readings

Murray N. Rothbard, The Panic of 1819: Reactions and Policies (Columbia UP, 1962) Chapter 1 pgs 1-24 [PDF]

Robert E. Litan & Martin N. Baily, "Fixing Finance: A Roadmap for Reform," Brookings Institution Policy Paper, Feb. 17, 2009 [PDF]

Scott Reynolds Nelson, "The Real Great Depression," The Chronicle of Higher Eduction, Oct. 17, 2008 [HTML]

Scott Reynolds Nelson, "The Paradox of the Perp Walk," The Chronicle of Higher Eduction, July 13, 2009 [HTML]

Ranald C. Mitchie, The Global Securities Market: A History (Oxford UP, 2006) Chapter 6 "Crisis, Crash, and Control: 1914-1939" pgs 155-204 [PDF]

Christina D. Romer, Chair of the President's Council of Economic Advisors, "Fiscal Policy and Economic Recovery," National Association of Business Economits' 25th Annual Washington Economic Policy Conference, March 3, 2009 [PDF]

Executive Office of the President, Council of Economic Advisors, "Estimate of Job Creation from the American Recovery and Reivestment Act of 2009," May, 2009 [PDF]