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Revelatorythe book sheds light on many of the smaller dramas that hang over this crucial period of world economic history. Bernanke brookings institution paper presented at the 16th jacques polak annual research conference hosted by the international monetary fund washington, dcnovember 56, 2015 the views expressed in this paper are those of the authors only, and the presence. The ascent is the motley fool s new personal finance brand devoted to helping you live a richer life. He has authored more than 60 publications in macroeconomics, macroeconomic history, and finance. We use cookies for a number of reasons, such as keeping ft sites reliable and secure, personalising content and ads, providing social media features and to analyse how our sites are used. If ben had his way back when he was running the fed reserve, some ceos and wall street cats would be doing some jail time. Three of the key players coauthor a book about lessons of the past and make proposals for the future. Thinking about thumbing through that detective novel or thriller this labor day weekend. Ben shalom bernanke was chairman of the board of governors of the federal reserve system from february 1, 2006, to january 31, 2014. Alternative explanations of the moneyincome correlation, real business cycles, real exchange rates, and actual policies, carnegie rochester conference series on public policy,vol. Federal reserve policy in an international context ben s. Bernanke speaks out in new book global finance magazine. Between boyz ii men at the mirage and celine dion at caesars palace, a hot new act is playing vegas. The courage to act satisfies that curiosity with an interesting read about bernanke s life, largely focused on the 2007 financial crisis and its aftermath.
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