mankiw would perhaps be the most likely to consider q.e. right now; taylor would be opposed. >> reporter: taylor has criticized bernanke for the fed's aggressive bond buying and is considered an inflation hawk. while hawks may be popular during an election, actually picking one for fed chairman may not sit well with a new president concerned about boosting growth. for his part, hubbard has given few signals about monetary policy, though he has praised ben bernanke and done a lot of work on the importance of fixing mortgage markets. >> if the fed were to do q.e.-- quantitative easing-- in mortgages that could help any administration plan to refinance mortgages, the two could go together. >> reporter: of course, if romney wins, it is possible the former c.e.o. will offer up a surprise pick, choosing a business leader to run the fed instead of another academic. darren gersh, nbr, washington. >> tom: a big payday for an irs whistle-blower. former u.b.s. banker bradley birkenfeld was awarded $104 million for helping the internal revenue service

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