Guaranteed to Fail
Press Coverage
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Reckless Optimism (Book Review, Claremont Review of Books, Winter 2011/12)
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How to Put an End to Fannie and Freddie (Author Opinion Editorial, Forbes, January 10, 2012)
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Financial Economics (Book Review, Journal of Economic Literature, December 2011)
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Costly creations (Book Review, Business Standard, October 20, 2011)
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Why Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac need to diet (Book Review, The Economist, October 15, 2011)
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The Downsides Of Mortgage Tax Breaks (Viral Acharya Interview, NPR, August 23, 2011)
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Housing Fix: End Govt’s Subsidy Ponzi Schem, Says NYU Stern Prof. (Viral Acharya Interview, Yahoo! Finance, August 23, 2011)
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Should The Government Subsidize Your House? (Viral Acharya Interview, NPR All Things Considered, August 21, 2011)
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AIG Commits Hara-Kiri, Fannie Mae Becomes Pied Piper in Top Business Books (Bloomberg, July 16, 2011)
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State is now dominant force in US capital markets (Financial Times, June 30, 2011)
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Lawsuit: Fannie, Freddie owe Ingham County millions (Lansing State Journal, June 23, 2011)
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When government’s clutch becomes a crutch (Book Review, The Hindu, June 8, 2011)
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Top Business Books, From ‘Mechanical Markets’ to ‘Ugly Beauty’ (Bloomberg, May 29, 2011)
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Repeating the mistakes of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac (Greece Post, May 26, 2011)
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Guaranteed to Fail (Viral Acharya and Matthew Richardson interview, VoxEU.org, May 13, 2011)
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A race to the bottom: Understanding the US housing boom (VoxEU.org, May 11, 2011)
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Book: Make FHLBanks ‘Wholly Private’ (Inside the GSEs, April 29, 2011)
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Fannie & Freddie's Future, Small Cap Growth Stocks, "Startup Success" (TheStreet.com: The Real Story, April 19, 2011)
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Goldman Turns ‘Schizophrenic,’ Ferguson Praises West in Top Business Books (Bloomberg, April 15, 2011)
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A tale of Fannie, Freddie and failure (Book review, pennlive.com, April 4, 2011)
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The Fate of the Mortgage Monsters (Book review, Barron's, April 2, 2011)
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The Employment Report (Lawrence White interview, Market Wrap, April 1, 2011)
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Godzilla Hedge Fund Fannie Mae Was ‘Guaranteed to Fail’ (Book review, Bloomberg, March 29, 2011)
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Weekly Book List (The Chronicle of Higher Education, March 28, 2011)
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Fannie and Freddie: a Fool's Errand (Book review, Financial Times, March 21, 2011)
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A Blueprint for Mortgage Finance Reform (The Finance Professionals' Post, March 2, 2011)
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Meet the New GSE Plan, Same As Old Plan? (American Banker, March 1, 2011)
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Who Steps Up in Mortgages After Fannie, Freddie? (Bloomberg Businessweek, February 17, 2011)
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Fannie and Freddie Face Eviction in America (The Times, February 15, 2011)
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A Guide to White House Options for the GSEs (American Banker, February 2, 2011)
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Take Fannie and Freddie Off the Road (Financial Times, January 26, 2011)
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Fannie & Freddie: The Biggest Bailout (New York Post, March 29, 2010)