Economists Opposing Fed Audit Have Undisclosed Fed Ties

As the debate over an audit of the Federal Reserve intensifies in the House, one camp is trotting out eight academics that it calls a "political cross section of prominent economists."

A review of their backgrounds shows they are anything but. Full Story »

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by Dwight Rousu - Nov. 18, 2009

Grim looks at the strong potential for conflict of interest on the part of economists working for the Fed, and their stated position against having the Fed audited.

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