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Research Fellow Scott Sumner, author of The Midas Paradox is interviewed on An Economy of One radio show
Posted: Tue. June 21, 2016, 5:08pm PT

Description: Research Fellow Scott Sumner, author of The Midas Paradox: Financial Markets, Government Policy Shocks, and the Great Depression talks with host Gary Rathbun about Sumner’s exhaustive research on the causes of the Great Depression.

Monetary policy mistakes by President Franklin Roosevelt and New Deal legislation led to instability in the economy. Sumner talks about the lessons learned from the 1930s that are relevant in today’s markets and how they relate to more recent economic fluctuations.

Recorded: Sun. June 19, 2016
Experts: Scott Sumner
Type: Radio
Issues: Economic History and Development (International)

Economists on the Welfare and Regulatory States | Scott Sumner
Posted: Wed. June 1, 2016

Scott Sumner, author of The Midas Paradox participated in this panel to discuss the welfare state and the regulatory state. Why do so few economists argue in favor of one and against the other?

This panel was recorded by Mercatus Center.

Recorded: Fri. October 16, 2015
Experts: Scott Sumner
Type: Other Event

Scott Sumner: The Story Behind The Midas Paradox
Posted: Wed. June 1, 2016

Scott Sumner's new book, The Midas Paradox, is a story thirty years in the making.

This video was produced by Mercatus Center.

Recorded: Tue. May 10, 2016
Experts: Scott Sumner
Type: Other Event
Issues: Economic History and Development (U.S.)

Scott Sumner author of "Midas Paradox" on Macro Musings
Posted: Tue. April 26, 2016

David Beckworth, host of "Macro Musings" podcast interviewed Scott Sumner, author of "The Midas Paradox", on the content of this book, what caused the Great Depression, monetary economics among other topics.

Thanks to Mercatus Center at George Mason University for the permission to publish this podcast.

Recorded: Thu. March 31, 2016
Experts: Scott Sumner
Type: Radio
Issues: Economic History and Development (U.S.)

What Should the Fed Be Doing? Myths, Current Strategies and Alternatives
Posted: Fri. November 30, 2012

Research Fellow David Beckworth, editor of Boom and Bust Banking, and Research Fellow Scott Sumner, contributor to Boom and Bust Banking, discuss the role of the Fed.

Recorded: Mon. November 12, 2012
Experts: David Beckworth, Scott Sumner
Type: Independent Institute Event
Issues: Banking and Finance, Bureaucracy and Government, Business, Economic History and Development (U.S.), Economic Policy, Fiscal Policy/Debt, Free Market Economics, Regulation and Deregulation