"I think one of the lessons of the……" — Ben Bernanke
"I think one of the lessons of the Depression - and this is something that Franklin Roosevelt demonstrated - was that when orthodoxy fails, then you need to try new things. And he was very willing to try unorthodox approaches when the orthodox approach had shown that it was not adequate."
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81 Quotes by Ben Bernanke
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The lesson of history is that you do not get a sustained economic recovery as long as the financial system…
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I served seven years as the chair of the Princeton economics department where I had responsibility for major policy decisions,…
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Importantly, in the 1930s, in the Great Depression, the Federal Reserve, despite its mandate, was quite passive and, as a…
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The crisis and recession have led to very low interest rates, it is true, but these events have also destroyed…
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Developments in financial markets can have broad economic effects felt by many outside the markets.
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Monetary policy is not a panacea.
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A gold standard doesn't imply stability in the prices of the goods and services that people buy every day, it…
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Every effort needs to be made to try and offset the costs of Katrina and Rita by reductions in other…
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If I am confirmed, I am confident that my colleagues on the Federal Open Market Committee and I will maintain…
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Education - lifelong education for everyone - from toddlers to workers well advanced in their careers - is indeed an…
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It is not the responsibility of the Federal Bank - nor would it be appropriate - to protect lenders and…
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Almost certainly, however, the first essential component of social justice is adequate food for all mankind.
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