If you are looking to expand your understanding of the economics behind the current crisis, a great place to start is by reading the works of
John Taylor – Stanford Economist, Author and Professor
On his blog
Economics One
you’ll find cogent discussions of current events, as well as plenty of resources for learning right along with his economics class students.
For serious students who wish to get a deeper knowledge of the current crisis, we recommend his two most recent books:
The Road Ahead for the Fed
: with George Shultz, Allan Meltzer, Peter Fisher, Donald Kohn, James Hamilton, Myron Scholes, Darrell Duffie, Andrew Crockett, Michael Halloran, Richard Herring, and John Ciorciari, 2009
And
Getting Off Track: How Government Actions and Interventions Caused, Prolonged, and Worsened the Financial Crisis (Hoover Institution Press Publication)
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