Kling on Credit Default Swaps, Counterparty Risk, and the Political Economy of Financial Regulation

Update: 2008-11-10

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Arnold Kling of EconLog talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the role of credit default swaps and counterparty risks in the current financial mess. The conversation opens with the logistics of credit default swaps and counterparty risks and moves on to their role in the financial collapse. The conversation closes with a discussion of the political economy of pending financial regulation.

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Kling on Credit Default Swaps, Counterparty Risk, and the Political Economy of Financial Regulation

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Kling on Credit Default Swaps, Counterparty Risk, and the Political Economy of Financial Regulation

EconTalk: Russ Roberts

Kling on Credit Default Swaps, Counterparty Risk, and the Political Economy of Financial Regulation