Ben Shalom Bernanke ( bər-NANG-kee; born December 13, 1953) is an American economist who served as the 14th chairman of the Federal Reserve from 2006 to 2014. After leaving the Federal Reserve, he was appointed a distinguished fellow at the Brookings Institution. During his tenure as chairman, Bernanke oversaw the Federal Reserve's response to the 2008 financial crisis, for which he was named the 2009 Time Person of the Year. Before becoming Federal Reserve chairman, 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. Bernanke was awarded the 2022 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, jointly with Douglas Diamond and Philip H.
Ben Bernanke
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American economist
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Ben Bernanke is born
Ben Bernanke, American economist, known for american economist, was born on 1954-12-13.
Nobel Prize in Economics is awarded to Ben Bernanke, Douglas Diamond, and Philip Dybvig for discoveries that improve how
Nobel Prize in Economics is awarded to Ben Bernanke, Douglas Diamond, and Philip Dybvig for discoveries that improve how society deals with financial crises [1] [2]
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Ben Bernanke is born
Ben Bernanke, American economist, known for american economist, was born on 1954-12-13.
Nobel Prize in Economics is awarded to Ben Bernanke, Douglas Diamond, and Philip Dybvig for discoveries that improve how
Nobel Prize in Economics is awarded to Ben Bernanke, Douglas Diamond, and Philip Dybvig for discoveries that improve how society deals with financial crises [1] [2]
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