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William K. Black, J.D., Ph.D. is Associate Professor of Law and Economics at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Bill Black has testified before the Senate Agricultural Committee on the regulation of financial derivatives and House Governance Committee on the regulation of executive compensation.

Economy

The Effort to Claim that Economists Support Obama’s Capitulation on Tax Cuts for the Wealthy

William Black Dec 10, 2010

by William K. Black You know the administration is desperate when it creates a web page citing economists who support its capitulation on taxes. The web page cites the support of five economists. Peter Cardillo, the Bank of America, Greg…

Economy

The Celtic Chimera

William Black Nov 18, 2010

A first look at why Ireland has gone to the heights and crashed spectacularly, and what options it has that other nations in crisis have used successfully.

Political Economy

No Mr. President, Larry Summers Did Not Resolve the Financial Crisis for a Pittance, He Just Papered…

William Black Oct 29, 2010

by William K. Black William K. Black is an Associate Professor of Economics and Law at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. He is a white-collar criminologist and was a senior financial regulator. He is the author of The Best Way to Rob…

Economy

The Federal Reserve’s War Against Effective Regulation

William Black Jan 12, 2010

This post by Bill Black originally appeared at New Deal 2.0. William K. Black is an Associate Professor of Economics and Law at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. He is a white-collar criminologist and was a senior financial regulator.…