Christina Skinner on the Financial Stability Oversight Council and Central Bank Independence

Christina Skinner is a legal and financial scholar at the University of Pennsylvania, a former Bank of England official, and recently stepped down from her role as deputy assistant secretary in the FSOC office at the Treasury. Christina returns to the program to discuss her work with FSOC, the relationship between economic growth and financial stability, AI and financial regulation, central bank independence, the importance of democratic accountability, and much more. Recorded September 10th, 2026 Transcript and links: https://www.mercatus.org/macro-musing... Stay connected: Subscribe to David's Substack: https://macroeconomicpolicynexus.subs... Follow David on X: https://x.com/DavidBeckworth Follow Christina on X: https://x.com/CParaSkinner Follow the show on X: https://x.com/Macro_Musings Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Financial Stability Oversight Council 00:21:50 - Priority Workstreams 00:29:13 - AI and Financial Stability 00:36:11 - Real-World Experience and Teaching 00:42:09 - Central Bank Independence 2.0 00:58:09 - Outro Episode Credits Host: David Beckworth Lead Producer: Melody Hansen Video Editor: Melody Hansen Audio Editor: Alex Bennett Transcript Editor: Mary Horan Head of Production: Dallas Floer