Astrid Ayala has a conversation with Randall Kroszner. They talk about the recent economic crisis, based on his book Reforming U.S. Financial Markets, which specializes on this issue, focusing on the factors that led to it. He explains his view regarding this financial problem and provides his personal recommendations for preventing a future meltdown. He also speaks about the policies that are being implemented, at the time, by central economic agencies in the United States and predicts their possible outcome in the near future.