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By: The Housing Boom & Bust « FEE.tv | Freedom in HD

The Housing Boom & Bust « FEE.tv | Freedom in HD — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 13:28:52 +0000

[...] It Just Ain't So! by Steven Horwitz Can The Feds Save The Housing Market? by Robert P. Murphy The House That Uncle Same Built by Steven Horwitz & Peter Boettke The Neglected Factor in the Housing "Bubble" by [...]

By: A Lesson in Unintended Consequences : Conservative Compendium

A Lesson in Unintended Consequences : Conservative Compendium — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 00:07:47 +0000

[...] people they are said to help, but still they remain, and are constantly increased. We know that government meddling in the housing market contributed to the economic collapse, yet the very same policies continue [...]

By: Have Pro-Deregulation Economists Been Bought? | The Freeman | Ideas On Liberty

Thu, 07 Oct 2010 04:02:55 +0000

[...] seen systematic deregulation of banking and finance. As Peter Boettke and I document in our essay “The House that Uncle Sam Built,” the ratio of legislation that increased regulation to legislation that decreased it is about 4:1. [...]

By: Gordon Gekko on Greed | The Freeman | Ideas On Liberty

Gordon Gekko on Greed | The Freeman | Ideas On Liberty — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 11:50:33 +0000

[...] Horwitz and Boettke’s “The House that Uncle Sam Built” for an excellent explanation of just how government policy did this leading up to the recent [...]

By: Not All Job Destruction Is Creative | The Freeman | Ideas On Liberty

Not All Job Destruction Is Creative | The Freeman | Ideas On Liberty — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 04:02:40 +0000

[...] and bust of the business cycle are products of misguided government monetary and fiscal policies. The recession we are now experiencing could have been avoided had the Fed not driven interest rates down too low after 9/11 and had other [...]

By: Faith In Government Regulators Is Misplaced : Conservative Compendium

Faith In Government Regulators Is Misplaced : Conservative Compendium — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 21:38:08 +0000

[...] idiots, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing. Rather than address the systemic distortions created by prior government policies, and which caused the financial meltdown, policy makers are now “[putting] a lot of faith in the [...]

By: Faith in Government Regulators is Misplaced « The Market Center Blog

Faith in Government Regulators is Misplaced « The Market Center Blog — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 00:08:16 +0000

By: Conspiracy-Theory Socialism | The Freeman | Ideas On Liberty

Conspiracy-Theory Socialism | The Freeman | Ideas On Liberty — Thu, 20 May 2010 05:02:38 +0000

[...] undermining economic well-being. (I’ve been a career-long critic of the Fed, especially about its role in causing the current recession.) What I am arguing is that the source of the problems they cause is not the evil intentions of [...]

By: BizzyBlog

BizzyBlog — Thu, 06 May 2010 14:34:55 +0000

[...] More is here in “The House That Uncle Sam Built.” [...]

By: A Planned Economy is a Plan for Failure « Hazel Fluke’s Financial

A Planned Economy is a Plan for Failure « Hazel Fluke’s Financial — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:29:30 +0000

[...] happened. The article can be found on the website of FEE (Foundation for Economic Education) at http://fee.org/doc/the-house-that-uncle-sam-built/ and is reproduced in PDF format here: HouseUncleSamBuiltBooklet [...]

By: links for 2010-01-26 « Overton’s Arrow

links for 2010-01-26 « Overton’s Arrow — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:40:14 +0000

[...] The House That Uncle Sam Built | Foundation for Economic Education (tags: FEE recession economics banking finance crisis housing credit GMU Boettke) [...]

By: Hayek vs. Keynes Rap Video « Inertia Wins!

Hayek vs. Keynes Rap Video « Inertia Wins! — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 22:17:56 +0000

[...] new paper out applying a Hayekian view to the latest boom-and-bust cycle. It’s titled “The House that Uncle Sam Built,” and it’s worth [...]

By: Episode 17: What Caused the Financial Crisis? | Foundation for Economic Education

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 13:48:43 +0000

[...] Professors Peter Boettke and Steven Horwitz, co-authors of the recent FEE monograph “The House That Uncle Sam Built,” about what led to the financial meltdown and the Great Recession of [...]

By: Will Keynesians Please Answer? | Monty Pelerin's World

Will Keynesians Please Answer? | Monty Pelerin's World — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 18:00:36 +0000

[...] Given the enormous role that government interventions played in causing the current recession, from the expansionary policies of the Fed to GSEs like Fannie and Freddie, to misguided [...]

By: Five Questions for a Keynesian « Free Market Mojo

Five Questions for a Keynesian « Free Market Mojo — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 23:31:26 +0000

[...] Given the enormous role that government interventions played in causing the current recession, from the expansionary policies of the Fed to GSEs like Fannie and Freddie, to misguided [...]

By: Dispelling The “Capitalism Failed” Myth : Conservative Compendium

Dispelling The “Capitalism Failed” Myth : Conservative Compendium — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:24:01 +0000

[...] The entire essay is available as a pdf here. [...]

By: this is the samaBlog » Blog Archive » Appearance of Irrationality

this is the samaBlog » Blog Archive » Appearance of Irrationality — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:34:47 +0000

[...] “The House That Uncle Sam Built” by Steven Horowitz and Peter Boettke for a good rundown of what actually caused the housing [...]

By: Building houses on financial sand « Liberty vs. Leviathan

Building houses on financial sand « Liberty vs. Leviathan — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 02:23:52 +0000

[...] Foundation For Economic Education (FEE) presents The House That Uncle Sam Built, an excellent synopsis of the government’s role in the housing boom and bust. Authors are [...]

By: Uncle Sam and housing at catallaxyfiles

Uncle Sam and housing at catallaxyfiles — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:24:37 +0000

[...] Horwitz and Peter Boettke have an essay on the housing bubble – just published by FEE. The Great Recession (or the Great Hangover) that began in 2008 did not have to happen. Its causes [...]

By: The Untold Story of the Great Recession of 2008

The Untold Story of the Great Recession of 2008 — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:26:23 +0000

[...] Horwitz and Peter Boettke, – FEE – “The Great Recession (or the Great Hangover) that began in 2008 did not have to [...]