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A Brief History of Doom

Jun 26, 2019 | Finance | Macroeconomics | Private Debt

Richard Vague and Rob Johnson discuss the role of excessive lending in causing financial crises throughout history

Interview Featuring

  • Richard Vague

    • Governing Board
    • Secretary of Banking and Securities, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Also with

  • Rob Johnson

    • President
    • President, Institute for New Economic Thinking

Video

INET President Rob Johnson talks to Richard Vague about his new book, A Brief History of Doom: Two Hundred Years of Financial Crises.

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