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Financial crisis dissected by monetary policy insights.
If you want a deep understanding of the 2008 crisis rooted in economic expertise without the jargon, John B. Taylor's "Getting Off Track" is a solid pick. It offers a direct look at how policy decisions contributed to the financial meltdown. Taylor's use of empirical data makes the complex world of monetary policy and government intervention accessible, providing valuable takeaways for avoiding future crises.
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ISBN: 9780817949716
Authors:
John Brian Taylor
Publisher: Hoover Institution Press
Date of Publication: 2009-02-01
Format: Hardcover
Goodreads rating: 3.64
(rated by 92 readers)
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In this concise volume, leading economist John B. Taylor offers empirical research to explain what caused the current financial crisis, what prolonged it, and what dramatically worsened it more than a year after it began. The evidence he presents strongly suggests that specific government actions and interventions are largely to blame and that any future government interventions must be based on a clearly stated diagnosis of the problem and a rationale for the interventions.
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Financial crisis dissected by monetary policy insights.
If you want a deep understanding of the 2008 crisis rooted in economic expertise without the jargon, John B. Taylor's "Getting Off Track" is a solid pick. It offers a direct look at how policy decisions contributed to the financial meltdown. Taylor's use of empirical data makes the complex world of monetary policy and government intervention accessible, providing valuable takeaways for avoiding future crises.
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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