Ben S. Bernanke

Federal reserve system symbol on hundred dollar bill with united states of america flag

Former Fed Chairs Bernanke and Yellen testified on COVID-19 and response to economic crisis

Ben S. Bernanke and Janet L. Yellen

Friday, July 17, 2020

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) as a TV screen shows the Fed Rate hike in New York City, U.S. June 13, 2018. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid - RC19075F08F0

Evaluating lower-for-longer policies: Temporary price-level targeting

Ben S. Bernanke

Thursday, February 21, 2019

A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange August 4, 2011. Investors fled Wall Street in the worst stock-market selloff since the depths of the Great Recession in early 2009 in what has turned into a full-fledged correction. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS IMAGES OF THE DAY) - GM1E7850E2U01

The housing bubble, the credit crunch, and the Great Recession: A reply to Paul Krugman

Ben S. Bernanke

Friday, September 21, 2018

A board at the New York Stock Exchange displays the closing numbers, October 19, 2007. Caterpillar Inc.'s warning that the housing slump was infecting the wider economy sent U.S. stocks tumbling by the most in more than two months, in a drop that was made more unnerving as it marked the 20th anniversary of the 1987 market crash. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid (UNITED STATES) - GM1DWKHAATAA

Financial panic and credit disruptions in the 2007-09 crisis

Ben S. Bernanke

Thursday, September 13, 2018

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) as a television screen shows news of the announcement that the U.S. Federal Reserve will hike interest rates.

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

Ben S. Bernanke

Thursday, October 12, 2017

Ben Bernanke speaks at the ECB Forum on Central Banking.

When growth is not enough

Ben S. Bernanke

Monday, June 26, 2017

A Japanese flag flutters atop the Bank of Japan building.

Some reflections on Japanese monetary policy

Ben S. Bernanke

Tuesday, May 23, 2017

Office workers are reflected on a screen displaying share prices as they walk past the Australian Securities Exchange building in central Sydney September 23, 2011. Australian shares are expected to track Wall Street lower on Friday after a grim economic outlook from the U.S. Federal Reserve triggered falls in world stocks and commodities overnight. REUTERS/Daniel Munoz (AUSTRALIA - Tags: BUSINESS) - RTR2RP9X

The zero lower bound on interest rates: How should the Fed respond?

Ben S. Bernanke

Thursday, April 13, 2017

U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is reflected in a glass table top as he holds town hall event for teachers at the Federal Reserve Board's building in Washington November 13, 2013. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS EDUCATION) - RTX15CBM

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

Ben S. Bernanke

Wednesday, April 12, 2017

The day's numbers are shown on a screen above the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) shortly before the closing bell in New York January 4, 2016. U.S. stocks tumbled on Monday, putting the Dow on track for its worst start to a year since 1932 after weak Chinese economic data fanned fears of a global slowdown. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RTX2116H

Why Dodd-Frank’s orderly liquidation authority should be preserved

Ben S. Bernanke

Tuesday, February 28, 2017