The Liars' Poker: Economists Explain Why Hints of the Economic Crisis Eluded Them

The origional text and interveiws are Copyrighted by PBS. The adlibbed comments are owned and not copyrighted by TRCO. Host: Jim Lehrer & Paul Solmon Economists interviewed: Robert Schiller, Yale University Alan Blinder, Princeton University Caroline Hoxby, Stanford University Zvi Bodie, Boston University Frank Levy, Massachussets Institute of Technology Joseph Stigliz, Columbia University William Darity, Duke University Ken Arrow, Stanford University George Akerlof, UC Berkeley Andrew Lo, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Martin Feldstein, Harvard University Laura Tyson, UC Berkeley Lots of philanthopy to avert blame. Transcript: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/business/jan-june09/economists_01-09.html