Ben Bernanke
@benbernanke

Author of The Courage to Act, now available in paperback: bit.ly/1KOmnxd. Former Fed Chair; Distinguished Fellow in Residence, @BrookingsInst.

 Washington, DC
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Joined June 2009
In my latest blog post, I respond to @paulkrugman’s questions about the relative importance of the housing bust and the financial panic in explaining the depth of the Great Recession. brook.gs/2O30IOa
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In new research, I argue that our models and forecasts for the economy must be more inclusive of credit-market factors and that the housing bust alone can’t explain the severity of the Great Recession: brook.gs/2p07gPc #BPEA #FinCrisisLessons
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Tomorrow at 10 AM EDT, I’ll be discussing the government response to the financial crisis with Tim Geithner, Hank Paulson, and @andrewrsorkin at @BrookingsInst. You can watch the full conversation here: brook.gs/2oJJUxn #FinCrisisLessons
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And today from 10 AM EDT to 5 PM EDT, hear from many of the experts who helped design the government’s response to the crisis. Full livestream available here: brook.gs/2NQMaxL
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New time: Janet Yellen and I in conversation at Brookings on Feb. 27 at 2 PM EST. Join us online or on Facebook Live: brook.gs/2sFlwSh
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Looking forward to my conversation with Janet Yellen at Brookings on Feb. 27 at 10:15 AM EST. Join us online or on Facebook Live: brook.gs/2sFlwSh
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I congratulate Janet on her outstanding public service and look forward to being her colleague at the Brookings Institution brook.gs/2nvMo1U
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Bernanke, Geithner, Paulson to lead new project explaining decisions of financial crisis first responders: brook.gs/2zooiNP
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Today on my blog I discuss the alternative monetary policy framework I presented at @PIIE this morning: brook.gs/2yH9kCz

Temporary price-level targeting: An alternative framework for monetary policy | Brookings

Ben Bernanke proposes an option for an alternative monetary framework.

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Read my prepared remarks from the ECB's Forum on Central Banking at Sintra: brook.gs/2tc1sWd

When growth is not enough | Brookings

Here is the text of my prepared remarks (“When Growth Is Not Enough”) for the European Central Bank Forum on Central Banking at Sintra on “Investment and growth in advanced economies.” Read my full...

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Read my thoughts on the future of Japanese monetary policy, from my remarks at a May 24 lecture at the BOJ: brook.gs/2rPMAZS
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In a follow up to yesterday's post, I discuss raising the Fed’s inflation target to deal w/ ZLB on interest rates: brook.gs/2oaKnG5
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How big a problem is the zero lower bound on interest rates? brook.gs/2o5gd7g

How big a problem is the zero lower bound on interest rates? | Brookings

In the first of two posts, Ben Bernanke discusses the implications for monetary policy of the fact that interest rates cannot fall (much) below zero.

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Repealing the Orderly Liquidation Authority (Title II) of Dodd-Frank would be a major mistake: brook.gs/2lWqimb
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The Fed shouldn't shrink its balance sheet until short-term interest rates are well away from effective lower bound: brook.gs/2kwZoRh
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Read my explanation of the Fed’s cautious response to prospective fiscal changes under the new administration: brook.gs/2iMpvDj

The Fed and fiscal policy | Brookings

Ben Bernanke explains the Fed’s cautious response to prospective fiscal changes under the new administration.

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My thoughts on the Summary of Economic Projections (SEP) as part of the Fed's communications toolkit: brook.gs/2fFklqd
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Read my comments on @scmallaby's new book, "The Man Who Knew: The Life and Times of Alan Greenspan": brook.gs/2fvKHQF
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Should economists look for a new, more comprehensive measure of well-being? brook.gs/2dniHwY

Are Americans better off than they were a decade or two ago? | Brookings

Ben Bernanke and Peter Olson ask if Americans are better off than they were a decade ago, and tackle the question using a new, more-comprehensive measure of economic welfare that takes into account...

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My thoughts on today's Bank of Japan announcements: brook.gs/2cUUDwY

The latest from the Bank of Japan | Brookings

Ben Bernanke sees today’s announcements from the Bank of Japan as a welcome recommitment to the goal of ending deflation in Japan and the establishment of a new framework for pursuing that goal.

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