EconTalk Archives, 2009
EconTalk Archives, 2009
EconTalk: Russ Roberts, Library of Economics and Liberty
Posner on the Financial Crisis
1 hour 3 minutes Posted Nov 16, 2009 at 11:30 am.
0:00
1:03:20
Download MP3
Show notes
Richard Posner, federal judge and prolific author, discusses the financial crisis with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Posner (despite the title of his recent book on the crisis, A Failure of Capitalism) places most of the blame for the crisis on the Federal Reserve, inattentive regulators and the subsidization of risk. He also criticizes economists for complacency in the face of impending disaster. A recent convert of sorts to Keynesianism, Posner confesses some disillusion with the implementation of the stimulus plan and the expanding role of the Federal government.