tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33399132.post3502906320884767395..comments2024-03-04T08:09:21.453-08:00Comments on Richard's Real Estate and Urban Economics Blog: Larry Summers for TreasuryRichard Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02161226214739034402noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33399132.post-13782584934207785482008-11-17T09:38:00.000-08:002008-11-17T09:38:00.000-08:00Volcker?Volcker?Thomas Galvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14006563396553854276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33399132.post-42305786352907609702008-11-16T22:51:00.000-08:002008-11-16T22:51:00.000-08:00Agreed, Stiglitz never fails to impress me. And t...Agreed, Stiglitz never fails to impress me. <BR/><BR/>And then there's the guy who I'm secretly rooting for who probably would never take the job -- David Cutler.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33399132.post-3518953506804457312008-11-16T17:35:00.000-08:002008-11-16T17:35:00.000-08:00No disagreement here, though I listened to a brill...No disagreement here, though I listened to a brilliant-- if not edgy-- talk by Joseph Stiglitz, who properly lambasted the economics profession for missing so completely the RE bubble and financial leverage time bombs. He mentioned how his students over the years have heard his missive on diversification but conveniently forgot about his equal time lecturing on correlation and information asymmetry as they peddled all those derivatives and asset backed securities at their high paying WallStreet jobs. His humility, disgust and real brains were a powerful cocktail. And perhaps traits appropriate for our times...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com