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Fifth Annual Municipal Finance Conference

Posted on June 17, 2016 by Win Smith

On July 12, this year’s Municipal Finance Conference will be held for the first time at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C.   The other sponsors are the Brandeis International Business School and the Olin Business School at Washington University in … Continue reading →

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Adventures with the Treasury and the Fed

Posted on October 28, 2014 by Win Smith

Last year, my wife and I put on an event to recognize the success of a fast-growing division of the Hunt Companies.  The event was held at the Boettcher Mansion on Lookout Mountain outside Denver.  Corrina, a sommelier and chef, … Continue reading →

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Getting it Wrong on the Treasury and the Fed

Posted on October 15, 2014 by Win Smith

On September 30, four Harvard scholars presented a new paper[1] about the U.S. Treasury and the Federal Reserve, at an event hosted by the Brookings Institution. The authors contend that the Treasury severely undermined the Fed, which has tried to … Continue reading →

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