Peter Boettke in the Wall Street Journal

http://www.futureofcapitalism.com/2010/08/peter-boettke-wall-street-journal

From a long Wall Street Journal profile of George Mason University economist Peter Boettke, who is said to personify a resurgence of Austrian economics:

It wasn't a lack of government oversight that led to the crisis, as some economists argue, but too much of it, Mr. Boettke says. Specifically, low interest rates and policies that subsidized homeownership "gave people the crazy juice," he says.

by Editor  |  Aug 30, 2010 at 12:18 am Related Topics:  Education, Federal Reserve, Hayek, Housing receive the latest by email: subscribe to the free futureofcapitalism.com mailing list