SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2008: In a 39 minute interview with James Reese on Oct 3rd 2008, Judge Richard Posner, a sitting Federal Judge and Law Professor at the University of Chicago, answers the â??Four Fundamental Questions About the Crisis.â?� The four questions are: What is it? What was the cause? What is the impact and which groups will be most affected (household, retirees, etc.)? Can the crisis be fixed, will the bailout work and should the government keep a hands off approach or install more regulation? Other experts that Reese interviewed with the same questions are Mark Thoma and Barry L. Ritholtz. Judge Posner is considered to be one of the top 20 legal thinkers in the U.S. His area of expertise is law and economics, and he and Nobel prize winner Dr Gary Becker maintain a must read economics blog at http://becker-posner-blog.com Copyright 2008 Radio Economics® ( Rating: Squeaky Clean (G) / 17.9MB / 62Kbps / 39min 8sec )

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 08, 2008: Dr. James Reese, an associate professor in the George Dean Johnson, Jr. College of Business and Economics at the University of South Carolina Upstate, put four fundamental questions about the current financial crisis to experts around the world. The four questions are: Is this an economic/financial crisis and is it a fundamental change in the world economies? What was the cause? What is the impact and which groups will be most affected (household, retirees, etc.) Can the crisis be cured â?? will the bailout work and should the government keep a hands off approach or install more regulation? The experts that Reese interviewed are Mark Thoma (this episode), Barry L. Ritholtz and Judge Richard Posner. Dr. Mark Thoma is an associate professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Oregon where his focus is on macroeconomics, monetary theory and international finance. Thoma manages the blog EconomistsView. Copyright 2008 Radio Economics® ( Rating: Squeaky Clean (G) / 9MB / 62Kbps / 19min 37sec )

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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 04, 2008: Barry Ritholtz in this interview with James Reese gives his answers to the Four Fundamental Questions about the Crisis: What is it; what caused it; what is its impact, and can it be fixed? Barry L. Ritholtz - CEO, Director of Equity Research. A frequent commentator on CNBC, Barry Ritholtz is a weekly guest on Kudlow & Company. He has guest-hosted Squawk Box on numerous occasions, and also appears regularly on Bloomberg, Fox, and PBS. Mr. Ritholtz was profiled In the Wall Street Journalâ??s Quite Contrary column (August 3, 2004; Page C3). His market perspectives are quoted regularly In the Wall Street Journal, Barronâ??s, Forbes, Fortunes, and other print media. He Is deeply honored to be the dedicatee of The 2007 Stock Traderâ??s Almanacâ??s 40th Anniversary edition. Copyright 2008 Radio Economics® ( Rating: Squeaky Clean (G) / 15.5MB / 62Kbps / 33min 55sec )

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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2008: SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2006 4:18:19 AM PST Barry Ritholtz, in this interview with James Reese, gives his views of the Alan Greenspan era, covering topics as the Greenspan model, the so-called myths of Alan Greenspan, Ben Benanke, and the future of the macro economy. Barry Ritholtz is the chief market strategist for Ritholtz Research, an independent institutional research firm, specializing in the analysis of macroeconomic trends and the capital markets. Barry is also president of Ritholtz Capital Partners (RCP), a New York based hedge fund. RCP is driven by the analysis performed by Ritholtz Research. http://bigpicture.typepad.com/ ( 18.9MB / 62Kbps / 41min 19sec ) Copyright 2006-2007 Radio Economics® ( Rating: Squeaky Clean (G) / 18.9MB / 62Kbps / 41min 19sec )

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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2008: This interview was recorded on Sept 13, 2005 Barry Ritholtz and Dr. Mark Thoma discuss the economic impact of Katrina. Topics discussed include the expected impact on inflation, interest rates, unemployment, Bush's tax cuts, the budget deficit and national debt, and whether the Fed will monetize the debt. Barry Ritholtz is chief market strategist for Maxim Group. publishes The Big Picture, his macro perspectives on the economy and geopolitics, entertainment and technology industries, and is a member of the board of directors of Burst.com, a streaming media software company. http:// www.maximgrp.com/bio_bRitholtz.html & http://bigpicture.typepad.com/ - Mark Thoma is an associate professor of economics at the University of Oregon. Mark blogs regularly at Economist's View. He received his doctorate from Washington State University. http://economistsview.typepad.com/economistsview/ & http://mthoma.uoregon. edu/ Copyright 2005, 2007 Radio Economics® ( 16.4MB / 62Kbps / 35min 48sec ) ( Rating: Squeaky Clean (G) / 16.4MB / 62Kbps / 35min 48sec )

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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2008: This interview occurred on THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 01, 2005 9:14:48 AM PST Barry Ritholtz is chief market strategist for Maxim Group, where his research and market analysis are used by the firm's portfolio managers and clients in the U.S., Europe and Japan. He also publishes The Big Picture, his macro perspectives on the economy and geopolitics, entertainment and technology industries, and is a member of the board of directors of Burst.com, a streaming media software company. http://www.maximgrp.com/ bio_bRitholtz.html & http://bigpicture.typepad.com/ ( 24.1MB / 62Kbps / 52min 34sec ) Copyright 2005, 2008 Radio Economics® ( Rating: Squeaky Clean (G) / 24.1MB / 62Kbps / 52min 34sec )

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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 05, 2008: In this July 2005 interview ? James Reese talks with Gary S. Becker and Richard Posner about the Becker-Posner Blog. Gary S. Becker, American economist and recipient of the 1992 Nobel Prize in economics. Becker won the Nobel Prize for extending economic analysis to new areas of human behavior and relations. University Professor, Department of Economics and Sociology, Professor, Graduate School of Business, The University of Chicago. Richard A. Posner, University of Chicago Law School, Senior Lecturer, 1981-present, Lee and Brena Freeman Professor of Law, 1978-1981, Professor of Law, 1969-1978, United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, Chief Judge, 1993-2000, Circuit Judge, 1981-present. (19min 22sec) Copyright 2005, 2008 Radio Economics® - www.RadioEconomics.com ( Rating: Squeaky Clean (G) / 8.9MB / 62Kbps / 19min 22sec )

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MONDAY, JANUARY 07, 2008: In December 2005 Dr. Paul Krugman, listed as one of ?World?s Top 100 Public Intellectuals,? was interviewed by Dr. James Reese. Topics covered include his new economics textbook, the US federal budget situation, and the economic costs/ benefits of the Iraq war. Paul Krugman is Professor of Economics at Princeton University, where he regularly teaches the principles course. He received his BA from Yale and his PhD from MIT. Prior to his current position, he taught at Yale, Stanford, and MIT. He is the Centenary Professor at the London School of Economics. He also spent a year on the staff of the Council of Economic Advisers in 1982?1983. His research is mainly in the area of international trade, where he is one of the founders of the ?new trade theory,? which focuses on increasing returns and imperfect competition. He also works in international finance, with a concentration in currency crises. In 1991, Krugman received the American Economic Association?s John Bates Clark medal. In addition to his teaching and academic research, Krugman writes extensively for nontechnical audiences. Krugman is a regular op-ed columnist for the New York Times. His latest trade best-seller is The Great Unraveling: Losing Our Way in the New Century. His earlier books, Peddling Prosperity and The Age of Diminished Expectations, have become modern classics. (24min 12sec) Copyright 2005, 2008 Radio Economics® www.RadioEconomics.com ( Rating: Squeaky Clean (G) / 11.1MB / 62Kbps / 24min 12sec )

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 08, 2007: Dr. FAN Gang is listed as one of ?World?s top 100 public intellectuals.? Topics covered in this October 2005 interview with James Reese: Does China?s growth mainly rely on exports? Is RMB revaluation the solution to the trade imbalance with US? Where is China?s competitiveness coming from? Will China run into financial and social crisis in the foreseeable future? Dr. FAN Gang is the Director, National Economics Research Institute, China Reform Foundation and Professor, Graduate School, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) PR of China. Dr. Fan Gang is a highly distinguished economist trained at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, an elite government think tank overseeing numerous research institutes. In addition to his duties as a professor of that think tank and director of the prestigious NERI-China, Fan devotes his considerable energy to serving as an advisor to the Chinese government and consultant to a number of international organizations. Dr. Fan is a prolific author as well, with over 100 academic papers and eight books on macroeconomics and the economics of transition to his name. (43min 25sec) Copyright 2005, 2007 Radio Economics® ( Rating: Squeaky Clean (G) / 19.9MB / 62Kbps / 43min 25sec )

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2007: Karl P. Sauvant discusses with James Reese the 2007 report ?World Investment Prospects to 2011: Foreign Direct Investment and the Challenge of Political Risk " a joint report from the Economist Intelligence Unit and the Columbia Program on International Investment. Areas discussed: the state of direct foreign investment for the next five years; why the increase in political risk?; Why were the 9/11 doomsayers wrong about the end of globalization? Which country is more important with regard to foreign investment: Japan or China? Dr. Karl P. Sauvant is the Executive Director of the Columbia Program on International Investment, Research Scholar and Lecturer in Law at Columbia Law School, www.RadioEconomics.com . Copyright 2007 Radio Economics® ( Rating: Squeaky Clean (G) / 13.6MB / 62Kbps / 29min 36sec )

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