Oct 18, 2021
Peter Conti-Brown is a legal scholar and financial historian at the University of Pennsylvania and is a nonresident fellow in economic studies at the Brookings Institution. Peter’s scholarship focuses on the legal and historical issues of the Federal Reserve system, and he rejoins Macro Musings to talk about the many facets of Fed governance. David and Peter specifically discuss the Federal Reserve’s recent trading scandal, the Fed Chair nomination process, the central bank’s role in fighting climate change, and much more.
Transcript for the episode can be found here.
Peter’s Twitter: @PeterContiBrown
Peter’s Brookings profile: https://www.brookings.edu/author/peter-conti-brown/
Peter’s Wharton profile: https://lgst.wharton.upenn.edu/profile/petercb/
Related Links:
*Technocratic Pragmatism, Bureaucratic Expertise, and the Federal Reserve* by Peter Conti-Brown and David Wishnick
*Restoring the Promise of Federal Reserve Governance* by Peter Conti-Brown
Peter Conti-Brown on *Restoring the Promise of Federal Reserve Governance*: https://www.mercatus.org/bridge/podcasts/01062020/peter-conti-brown-restoring-promise-federal-reserve-governance
David’s blog: macromarketmusings.blogspot.com
David’s Twitter: @DavidBeckworth