Episode 13: Charles Calomiris, Finance Expert, on Why Banks Are Political (June 11, 2020)

Update: 2020-06-12

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Charles Calomiris is Henry Kaufman Professor of Financial Institutions at Columbia University. He is an expert on banking, corporate finance, financial history and monetary economics. He also advised John McCain's 2008 Presidential Campaign. We discuss why banks are political institutions, why populism is dangerous for banking, and whether we should adopt a gold standard - among other topics.

Check out Charles's fantastic book (with Stephen Haber) here:

https://www.amazon.ca/Fragile-Design-Political-Princeton-Economic-ebook/dp/B00GMSUUVS/

https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691155241/fragile-by-design

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Episode 13: Charles Calomiris, Finance Expert, on Why Banks Are Political (June 11, 2020)

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Episode 13: Charles Calomiris, Finance Expert, on Why Banks Are Political (June 11, 2020)

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Episode 13: Charles Calomiris, Finance Expert, on Why Banks Are Political (June 11, 2020)