Mercatus Center Summaries and Reviews

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Inflation Targeting
Report

David Beckworth

Inflation Targeting

A Monetary Policy Regime Whose Time Has Come and Gone
Permissionless Innovation
Report

Adam Thierer

Permissionless Innovation

The Continuing Case for Comprehensive Technological Freedom
The Regulation and Value of Prediction Markets
Report

Adam Ozimek

The Regulation and Value of Prediction Markets
Bitcoin
Report

Jerry Brito and Andrea Castillo

Bitcoin

A Primer for Policymakers
Resolving Too-Big-to-Fail Banks in the United States
Report

James R. Barth and Apanard Prabha

Resolving Too-Big-to-Fail Banks in the United States
The Relationship Between Political Connections and the Financial Performance of Industries and Firms
Report

Russell S. Sobel and Rachel L. Graefe-Anderson

The Relationship Between Political Connections and the Financial Performance of Industries and Firms
Rethinking the Volcker Rule
Report

Robert Greene

Rethinking the Volcker Rule
Cryptocurrencies, Network Effects, and Switching Costs
Report

William J. Luther

Cryptocurrencies, Network Effects, and Switching Costs
An Assessment of the Credit Rating Agencies
Report

Lawrence J. White

An Assessment of the Credit Rating Agencies

Background, Analysis, and Policy
Would Taxing Banks Really Make the Banking System Safer?
Article

David VanHoose

Would Taxing Banks Really Make the Banking System Safer?