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Christopher T. Mahoney

Christopher T. Mahoney is a former Vice Chairman of Moody’s.

I retired from Moody's as vice chairman in 2007, having spent 30 years on Wall Street. My areas of expertise are finance, credit and macroeconomics. I am a free-market libertarian, and I subscribe to "market monetarism", which advocates targetting NGDP, instead of inflation.

Commentaries by Christopher T. Mahoney

  • Newsart for Living Europe’s Nightmare

    Living Europe’s Nightmare

    NEW YORK – Losing a long war is always hard to accept. Hemmed in by the Americans and the Russians in the final days of World War II, Hitler…

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Blog posts by Christopher T. Mahoney

  • Letter To A Greek Journalist

    The Greek banking system is and must be a ward and contingent liability of the state. At this point in the tragedy, the banks should be nati…

  • What Caused The Crash: An Autopsy

    Certainly, one of the crucial questions for an understanding of our financial system and its vulnerabilities is: Who was responsible for the…

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  • France: Socialism Meets Deflation

    "I don't think France is or has been governed by Marxist thought, that is just part of the Anti-French libel."

    France was ruled by the socialist party from 1981 to 1995, and has been ruled by the socialists for the past year.

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