About this episode

The episode discusses the challenges faced by the Federal Reserve in balancing its independence with accountability and explores potential policy reforms.

Austan Goolsbee, president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, and Charles Calomiris, professor emeritus at Columbia Business School, join Governors Bredesen and Haslam to discuss the challenges the Fed faces in balancing independence with accountability, and the potential policy reforms that could modernize its approach.

People in this episode

Hosts: Bredesen, Haslam

Guests: Austan Goolsbee, Charles Calomiris

Topics covered

• Federal Reserve
• economic policy
• government accountability
• financial reform
• monetary policy

Keywords

• Federal Reserve
• Austan Goolsbee
• Charles Calomiris
• economic policy
• monetary policy
• government accountability
• financial reform

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Columbia Business School

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