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The federal reserve and the financial crisis is a helpful primer on modern central banking by one of its preeminent practitioners. Bernanke is the howard harrison and gabrielle snyder beck professor of economics and public affairs at princeton university. For the first time in history, a former chair of the federal reserve is blogging. On the reappointment of ben bernanke the new york times. This is another manifestation of the witchdoctorsunrise symdrome which afflicts economists who believe that monetary policy is a magic bullet and that fed chairmen by default. Abel, bernanke, and croushore present macroeconomic theory in a way that prepares readers to analyze real macroeconomic data used by policy makers and researchers. New york city schools to use looser grading system for students. Messy times for ben bernanke and the fed the new york times. He raised rates the 15, 16 and 17th consecutive time at a time when he should have paused back in 2005 2006. Bernanke was the chairman of the federal reserve board, then and now the most influential economic position in the world. Ben bernankes the courage to act the new york times. Chairman bernankes college lecture series, the federal reserve and the financial crisis, part 4 duration. Analysis ben bernanke inside the meltdown frontline.
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