William A. Barnett is Oswald Distinguished Professor of Macroeconomics at the University of Kansas, Director at the Center for Financial Stability in New York City, and Senior Fellow at the IC2 Institute at the University of Texas at Austin. He is Editor of the Cambridge University Press journal, Macroeconomic Dynamics, and is coauthor with Nobel Laureate Paul Samuelson of the book, Inside the Economist's Mind, translated into seven languages. He is Editor of the Emerald Press monograph series, International Symposia in Economic Theory and Econometrics. He has published over 130 articles in professional journals and over 20 books as author or editor. He was on the staff of the Federal Reserve Board from 1974 to 1982.