Flashback: GOP Sen. Hagerty Raises Concerns Over Lisa Cook’s Academic Record at Her Confirmation Hearing

HAGERTY Dr Cook whether ░░░░░░░░ or unintentional it appears ░░░░░░░░ made a number of ░░░░░░░░ sin the paperwork that ░░░░░░░░ submitted to this committee ░░░░░░░░ you made several mischaracterizations ░░░░░░░░ your background But even ░░░░░░░░ concerning to me with ░░░░░░░░ to your nominations is ░░░░░░░░ your background although very ░░░░░░░░ as you covered with ░░░░░░░░ Kennedy doesn t seem ░░░░░░░░ to the mission of ░░░░░░░░ Federal Reserve So I ░░░░░░░░ at your list of ░░░░░░░░ your speeches it seems ░░░░░░░░ like social science than ░░░░░░░░ does economics and monetary ░░░░░░░░ Could you describe for ░░░░░░░░ in more detail what ░░░░░░░░ economic specialty is COOK ░░░░░░░░ thank you so much ░░░░░░░░ that question I certainly ░░░░░░░░ proud of my academic ░░░░░░░░ I know that I ░░░░░░░░ been the target of ░░░░░░░░ and untrue attacks on ░░░░░░░░ academic record But I ░░░░░░░░ like to tell you ░░░░░░░░ my academic record Have ░░░░░░░░ that is relevant Have ░░░░░░░░ PhD in economics from ░░░░░░░░ University of California Berkeley ░░░░░░░░ specialized in macroeconomics and ░░░░░░░░ economics HAGGERTY I m ░░░░░░░░ of that I would ░░░░░░░░ to get to that ░░░░░░░░ the questions for the ░░░░░░░░ There are a number ░░░░░░░░ issues about claiming that ░░░░░░░░ were peer reviewed when ░░░░░░░░ were not the characterization ░░░░░░░░ your academic affiliations but ░░░░░░░░ ll get to that ░░░░░░░░ the questions for the ░░░░░░░░ My question for you ░░░░░░░░ is if you would ░░░░░░░░ what your academic specialty ░░░░░░░░ and how it s ░░░░░░░░ to monetary policy COOK ░░░░░░░░ I had entered that ░░░░░░░░ several ways First I ░░░░░░░░ in managing financial crises ░░░░░░░░ I ve done that ░░░░░░░░ several instances At the ░░░░░░░░ Department I was at ░░░░░░░░ financial crisis think tank ░░░░░░░░ worked closely with John ░░░░░░░░ with Secretary Summers and ░░░░░░░░ in managing financial crises ░░░░░░░░ CEA I was a ░░░░░░░░ who was in charge ░░░░░░░░ managing the eurozone crisis ░░░░░░░░ CEA and I worked ░░░░░░░░ with NSC to do ░░░░░░░░ So I have publications ░░░░░░░░ are related to banking ░░░░░░░░ and recognizing systemic risk ░░░░░░░░ I take the research ░░░░░░░░ I do and I ░░░░░░░░ it into something in ░░░░░░░░ field And that s ░░░░░░░░ I do at a ░░░░░░░░ grant institution HAGGERTY Thank ░░░░░░░░ Well monetary policy is ░░░░░░░░ very blunt and a ░░░░░░░░ potent tool and I ░░░░░░░░ have expected someone with ░░░░░░░░ experience in the monetary ░░░░░░░░ realm.”