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Power and Politics in Today’s World - YouTube - Lecture 19: Crisis, Crash, and Response

发布时间:2019-11-28 04:38:11   原节目
这段文字稿涵盖了2008年金融危机、其直接后果以及监管应对措施,主要关注美国。它分析了2008年9月的事件、救助计划和《多德-弗兰克华尔街改革和消费者保护法案》。讲座通过将2008年危机与富兰克林·德拉诺·罗斯福总统时期应对大萧条的措施进行比较,提供了历史视角。它还结合了政治经济学的分析框架,以理解监管行动的动机和结果。 讲座一开始回顾了2008年9月的戏剧性事件:雷曼兄弟破产、美林与美国银行合并,以及政府最初不愿提供金融担保。财政部长亨利·保尔森试图安抚公众,但市场恐慌日益加剧,最终导致国会最初拒绝了7000亿美元的救助方案。讲座强调了家庭财富的蒸发(16.4万亿美元)以及经济精英所经历的智力冲击,艾伦·格林斯潘承认他对基于市场的意识形态的失败感到“震惊和难以置信”也说明了这一点。 讲座随后过渡到布什和奥巴马政府实施的政策应对措施。布什政府实施了最初的TARP救助计划,而奥巴马政府则进一步推出了刺激计划和《多德-弗兰克法案》。奥巴马的做法被描述为务实的,他依靠那些参与危机的人来解决危机。讲座指出,奥巴马决定与拉里·萨默斯和蒂莫西·盖特纳等参与放松管制的人物合作,导致了批评,并被指责与华尔街走得太近。AIG奖金丑闻被认为是公众强烈愤怒和政治压力的时刻。 讲座随后转向与罗斯福应对大萧条的历史比较。它强调了两位总统应对危机方式的对比。胡佛在过渡时期寻求罗斯福对其拟议解决方案的认可。罗斯福拒绝了,这与奥巴马的做法截然不同,后者与前任政府遗留下来的盖特纳合作。与奥巴马政府努力与金融部门合作不同,罗斯福与精英阶层越来越不和,这在他著名的麦迪逊广场花园演讲的摘录中得到了突出体现。它指出,新政政策并非特别有效。 演讲者概述了2008年危机应对措施的几个关键组成部分:美联储在阻止全球流动性崩溃中的作用、TARP救助计划、《美国复苏与再投资法案》和《多德-弗兰克法案》。主要重点是《多德-弗兰克法案》。 讲座介绍了关于监管的三种观点:技术官僚监管、斯蒂格勒的监管俘获理论以及以选民为导向的模型。技术官僚理论假定监管是基于对市场失灵的理性解决方案,而斯蒂格勒的理论则认为监管主要由强大公司的利益驱动。以选民为导向的模型表明,政治家们平衡了游说者和选民的需求,而选民情绪在危机时期尤其有影响力。 《多德-弗兰克法案》通过这三种视角进行分析。讲座表明,财政部对该法案的提案主要反映了行业的利益,这表明了斯蒂格勒的理论。然而,沃尔克规则和消费者金融保护条款的存在表明了这三种模型之间的相互作用。讲座强调了该法案通过前后激烈的游说活动,强调监管过程即使在立法颁布后仍在继续。 总之,讲座强调了长期复苏并未均匀分配,金融部门和中上阶层更快地恢复到危机前的水平。在中美洲的现实经济中,分歧越来越大。这种分歧加剧了潜在的不安和怨恨,这些不满情绪后来体现在政治动荡中。

This transcript covers the 2008 financial crisis, its immediate aftermath, and the regulatory responses, primarily focusing on the U.S. It analyzes the events of September 2008, the bailout programs, and the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The lecture provides a historical perspective by comparing the response to the 2008 crisis with the response to the Great Depression under President Franklin D. Roosevelt. It also incorporates analytical frameworks from political economy to understand the motivations and outcomes of regulatory actions. The lecture begins by recounting the dramatic events of September 2008: Lehman Brothers' bankruptcy, Merrill Lynch's merger with Bank of America, and the government's initial reluctance to provide financial guarantees. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson's attempts to reassure the public are contrasted with the growing panic in the markets, culminating in Congress's initial rejection of a $700 billion bailout package. The lecture highlights the evaporation of household wealth ($16.4 trillion) and the intellectual shock experienced by economic elites, illustrated by Alan Greenspan's confession of "shocked disbelief" at the failure of his market-based ideology. The lecture transitions to the policy responses enacted by both the Bush and Obama administrations. The Bush administration saw the initial TARP bailout, while the Obama administration furthered with the stimulus package and Dodd-Frank Act. Obama's approach is portrayed as pragmatic, relying on those involved in the crisis to fix it. The lecture notes that Obama's decision to work with figures like Larry Summers and Timothy Geithner, who had been involved in deregulation, led to criticism and accusations of being too close to Wall Street. The AIG bonus scandal is discussed as a moment of intense public anger and political pressure. The lecture then shifts to a historical comparison with Roosevelt's response to the Great Depression. It underscores the contrast in the two presidents’ responses to the crisis. Hoover sought Roosevelt's endorsement of his proposed solutions during the transition period. Roosevelt refused, a very different course compared to Obama, who worked with Geithner, a holdover from the previous administration. Unlike the Obama administration's efforts to work with the financial sector, Roosevelt was increasingly at odds with the elites, which is highlighted by excerpts from his famous Madison Square Garden speech. It notes that the New Deal policies were not particularly effective. The speaker outlines several key components of the 2008 crisis response: the Federal Reserve's role in stopping the global liquidity meltdown, the TARP bailout, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, and the Dodd-Frank Act. The primary focus is the Dodd-Frank Act. The lecture introduces three perspectives on regulation: technocratic regulation, Stigler's theory of regulatory capture, and a voter-oriented model. The technocratic theory assumes that regulations are based on rational solutions to market failures, while Stigler's theory posits that regulations are primarily driven by the interests of powerful firms. The voter-oriented model suggests that politicians balance the demands of lobbyists and voters, with voter sentiment being particularly influential during times of crisis. The Dodd-Frank Act is analyzed through these three lenses. The lecture indicates that the treasury's proposals for the act was primarily reflective of the industry, which signals Stigler's theory. However, the presence of the Volcker Rule and consumer financial protection provision signifies an interplay between the three models. The intense lobbying efforts, both before and after the passage of the Act, are highlighted, emphasizing that the regulatory process continues even after legislation is enacted. In conclusion, the lecture underscores that the long-term recovery was not evenly distributed, as the financial sector and upper-middle-class experienced a quicker return to pre-crisis levels. There was an increasing divergence in real economy that was playing itself out in middle America. This divergence contributed to underlying angst and resentment that would later manifest in political upheavals.