The presence of possible distortions caused by a prolonged period of low interest rates indicates that policymakers should raise interest rates as soon as macroeconomic conditions allow. Low interest rates are good for macroeconomic stability in the short run, but could harm long-run financial...

The Final Report of the National Commission on the Causes of the Financial and Economic Crisis in the United States was released on January 27th 2011.The strong political differences within the Commission prevented the draft of a shared report. In addition to the majority report, two dissenting...