Steil

A chap named Benn Steil is director of international economics at the Council on Foreign Relations.

Matthew Yglesias » CFR’s Benn Steil Doesn’t Know the Velocity of Money is a Variable 2009

"It is a very, very dubious distinction on many levels," said Benn Steil , the director of international economics at the Council on Foreign Relations who recently testified before Congress on the subject of the Dodd-Frank derivatives rules.

Wrangling Continues Over New Derivatives Rules Jamila Trindle 2011

The U.S. "is far away from default" compared with Greece, and its immediate financial situation is less dire than in Italy or Spain, said Benn Steil , director of international economics at the Council on Foreign Relations.

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Steil calls himself a "live-and-let-live atheist," as apart from the virulently anti-religious variety such as Christopher Hitchens or Richard Dawkins, or "those who actively promote disbelief."

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"Europe is on the front lines, so right now, the dollar and Treasurys are the preferred safe haven," Mr. Steil said.

Dollar Up As Worries Hold Sway Javier E. David 2011

"We know that end users do often take inappropriate risks in the derivatives market," Mr. Steil said in an interview.

Wrangling Continues Over New Derivatives Rules Jamila Trindle 2011

Also, Steil seems to have a theological faith that business can put money to more productive use than government.

Matthew Yglesias » CFR’s Benn Steil Doesn’t Know the Velocity of Money is a Variable 2009

Mr. Steil said the exemption was a "loophole" that would inevitably lead to "regulatory arbitrage," or companies taking advantage of differences in regulations.

Wrangling Continues Over New Derivatives Rules Jamila Trindle 2011

Overall, the Brad Delong observation that the velocity of money is a variable has about as much merit as the Shlaes-Steil assertion that it is a constant.

Matthew Yglesias » CFR’s Benn Steil Doesn’t Know the Velocity of Money is a Variable 2009

Mr. Steil, a co-winner of the 2010 Hayek Book Prize, is director of international economics at the Council on Foreign Relations, where Mr. Swartz is an analyst.

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