Contributors -- About the co-editors -- Background on George Kaufman's contributions to the finance profession -- Public policy and financial economics : comments to honor George G. Kaufman / Charles L. Evans -- 57 years of banking changes and ideas / Alex J. Pollock -- Theory vs. practice and...

This article discusses how the global financial crisis has forced researchers and policymakers to reconsider their understanding of both the economics of asset price bubbles and alternative policy options to address them.