Books by Robert L. Hetzel
“It’s just a tremendous work. You have to remember this book was written while Bob was still a policymaker/researcher within the Federal Reserve system. It’s a really scathing critique of the conduct of monetary policy in the run up to 2008 and the aftermath. The Federal Reserve System deserves a lot of praise for allowing that. That would never have happened in Europe.” Read more...
The best books on Monetary Policy
Lars Christensen, Economist
Interviews where books by Robert L. Hetzel were recommended
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Fluttering Veil: Essays on Monetary Disequilibrium
by Leland Yeager -
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Money Mischief: Episodes in Monetary History
by Milton Friedman -
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A Monetary History of the United States, 1867-1960
by Anna Schwartz & Milton Friedman -
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The Midas Paradox: Financial Markets, Government Policy Shocks and the Great Depression
by Scott B. Sumner -
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The Great Recession: Market Failure or Policy Failure?
by Robert L. Hetzel
The best books on Monetary Policy, recommended by Lars Christensen
The best books on Monetary Policy, recommended by Lars Christensen
Monetary policy isn’t just about setting interest rates and if we think about it in those terms, we’ll never really understand it, says Danish economist Lars Christensen. Here, he recommends books to better understand monetary policy, and explains why reading about the past is so important for avoiding mistakes in the future.
