Progress has been made in reforming the International Monetary Fund, specifically in adopting recommendations of the Meltzer Commission. However,greater reform is desirable.

Despite almost continuous criticism and frequent predictions of the end of capitalism, the capitalist system has spread throughout the world. Once confined to western Europe, North America, and Australasia, capitalism has become the dominant form of organization in the entire world, including Asia, Latin America, and most of the former...

At this AEI event, Carmen M. Reinhart and Kenneth Rogoff discuss their new book, which probes an array of crises to show why the four most dangerous words in finance are "this time is different."

As the Senate votes on the financial regulatory reform bill, AEI scholars are available to comment on the impact of the bill.

At AEI's Annual Dinner, President George W. Bush gave a major policy speechand the Institute bestowed its first annual Irving Kristol Award on Visiting Scholar Allan H. Meltzer.

AEI scholars debate the relevance of the International Monetary Fund.

As Washington struggles to reach an agreement on the proposed bailout, and Wall Street awaits its future, AEI scholars offer insights into what is needed to protect the financial system.