Ben Bernanke Quotes


China is growing very quickly and is clearly becoming an important player in the world economy.


Citations

Bernanke, Ben S. "The Chinese Economy: Progress and Challenges." Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 15 Dec. 2006.

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Ben Bernanke
Ben Bernanke
  • Born: December 13, 1953
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Public Servant

Ben Shalom Bernanke is an American economist at the Brookings Institution who served two terms as the 14th Chair of the Federal Reserve, from 2006 to 2014. During his tenure as chair, Bernanke oversaw the Federal Reserve's response to the late-2000s financial crisis, for which he was named the 2009 Time Person of the Year. Before becoming Federal Reserve chair, Bernanke was a tenured professor at Princeton University and chaired the department of economics there from 1996 to September 2002, when he went on public service leave.