It's extremely important for our banks to have more capital, higher quality capital. — Janet Yellen Copy Share Image
Inequality has risen to the point that it seems to me worthwhile for the U.S. to seriously consider taking the risk of… — Janet Yellen Copy Share Image
Business students are very oriented to playing a role in the real world and accomplishing something, not training themselves to be scholars… — Janet Yellen Copy Share Image
Academia is very flexible, but I had a spouse who was very committed to being a completely full partner in our marriage.… — Janet Yellen Copy Share Image
I am anxious to fix welfare. There has to be more training and child care. — Janet Yellen Copy Share Image
By putting downward pressure on interest rates, the Fed is trying to make financial conditions more accommodative - supporting asset values and… — Janet Yellen Copy Share Image
During the 1970s, inflation expectations rose markedly because the Federal Reserve allowed actual inflation to ratchet up persistently in response to economic… — Janet Yellen Copy Share Image
Household spending growth has been particularly solid in 2015, with purchases of new motor vehicles especially strong. Job growth has bolstered household… — Janet Yellen Copy Share Image
If strong economic conditions can partially reverse supply-side damage after it has occurred, then policymakers may want to aim at being more… — Janet Yellen Copy Share Image
Nationally, the share of mortgages that are underwater fell by about one-half between 2011 and 2014. — Janet Yellen Copy Share Image
Will capitalist economies operate at full employment in the absence of routine intervention? Certainly not. Are deviations from full employment a social problem? Obviously. — Janet Yellen Copy Share Image
Individuals out of work for an extended period can become less employable as they lose the specific skills acquired in their previous jobs and… — Janet Yellen Copy Share Image
For decades, the pace of technological change in manufacturing has outstripped that in the economy as a whole. And, so, firms - manufacturing firms… — Janet Yellen Copy Share Image
For my own part, I did not see and did not appreciate what the risks were with securitization, the credit ratings agencies, the shadow… — Janet Yellen Copy Share Image
It's important for market participants to have a sense of how we think about the economy and the appropriate path of policy, to look… — Janet Yellen Copy Share Image
If there is a job that you feel passionate about, do what you can to pursue that job; if there is a purpose about… — Janet Yellen Copy Share Image
Although we work through financial markets, our goal is to help Main Street, not Wall Street. — Janet Yellen Copy Share Image
I felt that the Fed had always been the agency that picked up the pieces when there was a financial crisis, and it was… — Janet Yellen Copy Share Image
Increased business sales would almost certainly raise the productive capacity of the economy by encouraging additional capital spending, especially if accompanied by reduced uncertainty… — Janet Yellen Copy Share Image
There were a lot of manufacturing jobs lost over a long period of time and particularly after - during the Great Recession. We've had… — Janet Yellen Copy Share Image
Uncertainty about sales impedes business planning and could harm capital formation just as much as uncertainty about inflation can create uncertainty about relative prices… — Janet Yellen Copy Share Image
