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The current crisis and its possible outcomes

From Ephemera, a special issue on "the university of finance". From the Department of State's eJournal USA, a special issue on the global financial system. The global financial crisis: Why were some countries hit harder. From Asia Times, a series of the global sovereign debt crisis. From NYRB, Paul Krugman and Robin Wells on our giant banking crisis and what to expect: A review essay. Shaking the invisible hand: A review essay on the financial crisis. Bad risk management contributed to the current financial crisis; two economists believe the situation could be improved by gaining a deeper understanding of what is not known. From The Politic, an interview with Robert Shiller on behavior, bubbles, and reform; and an interview with Raghuram Rajanan on the financial crisis (and more). The New Sheriffs of Wall Street: The women who will regulate banking and finance for the next generation are not accustomed to taking no for an answer. The introduction to Banking on the Future: The Fall and Rise of Central Banking by Howard Davies and David Green. The first chapter from Balancing the Banks: Global Lessons from the Financial Crisis by Mathias Dewatripont, Jean-Charles Rochet and Jean Tirole. Money for Nothing: How the Fed, the investment elite, and mortgage scammers brought down the US economy. More and more and more and more and more and more and more and more and more and more on The Big Short by Michael Lewis. More and more and more on This Time is Different by Carmen Reinhart and Kenneth Rogoff. An interview with Nouriel Roubini, author of Crisis Economics (and more and more). What can the crisis of U.S. capitalism in the 1970s teach us about the current crisis and its possible outcomes? Left Business Observer Doug Henwood on how to learn nothing from crisis.