Thomas Hoenig is a former vice chair of the FDIC, former president of the Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank, and is currently a distinguished senior fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. Tom\u2019s research has focused on the long-term impact of the politicization of financial services, as well as the effects of government grant privileges on market performance. Tom joins David on Macro Musings to talk about COVID-19, the Fed's response to its economic impact, and the current state of banking in the United States.
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Transcript for the episode can be found here.
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Thomas\u2019s Twitter: @tom_hoenig
Thomas\u2019s Mercatus profile: https://www.mercatus.org/scholars/thomas-hoenig
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Bonus segment with Thomas: https://youtu.be/CrA1WRtu0jc
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David\u2019s blog: macromarketmusings.blogspot.com
David\u2019s Twitter: @DavidBeckworth