As Federal Reserve chair from 2006 to 2014, Ben Bernanke helped steer the economy through the turmoil of the global financial crisis and the Great Recession. Now a distinguished fellow in residence at the Hutchins Center at Brookings, Bernanke explains the evolution of monetary policy over the past 70 years and speculates on its future in a new book, “21st Century Monetary Policy: The Federal Reserve from the Great Inflation to COVID-19.”
On May 23, Bernanke talked about how and why the Fed’s monetary policy has changed and the challenges that it faces today and may face in the future. After his comments, David Wessel, director of the Hutchins Center, interviewed him.
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Agenda
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May 23
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Welcome
David Wessel Director - The Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy, Senior Fellow - Economic Studies @davidmwessel -
Book overview
DownloadsBen S. Bernanke Distinguished Senior Fellow - The Brookings Institution, Economic Studies @BenBernanke -
Interview and Q&A
Moderator
David Wessel Director - The Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy, Senior Fellow - Economic Studies @davidmwesselPanelist
Ben S. Bernanke Distinguished Senior Fellow - The Brookings Institution, Economic Studies @BenBernanke
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