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Nobel laureate economist faces sex harassment investigation

A U_S_ university is investigating a Nobel laureate over sexual harassment allegations that his attorney dismissed as “professional rivalry.”

The Independent UK

What Was Japan’s Lost Decade? How Did It Happen?

What Was Japan’s Lost Decade? Between 1991 and 2001, Japan’s once red-hot economy was in trouble. An asset bubble had formed in both its housing and stock markets, and when the Bank of Japan implemented a series of steep interest rate hikes as a way to tame inflationary pressures, you…

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Fed wants inflation to get down to 2% – but why not target 3%? Or 0%?

What’s so special about the number 2? Quite a lot, if you’re a central banker – and that number is followed by a percent sign.

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What Is Helicopter Money? Definition, Examples & Applications

What Is Helicopter Money?What’s a surefire way to encourage spending, and thus, spur growth? How about dropping money from the sky? As far-stretched as this idea seems, it actually has credence in schools of economic thought, particularly during times of recession or supply shocks. Helicopter money ...

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Fed Chair Jerome Powell is on a high-stakes mission to tame inflation. Some insiders fear he’ll go too far. Others fear he won’t go far enough

The Federal Reserve chairman has sworn to fight runaway price increases, but Powell's critics fear he’ll cave in to political pressure before he wins the battle.

Fortune

What Was the Great Depression? Definition, Causes & Lessons Learned

What Was the Great Depression? When Did It Happen?The longest recession in American history took place between 1929 and 1939. Known as the Great Depression, this economic crisis was noteworthy in terms of both its length and its severity. There had never been anything like it before, and hopefully, ...

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The Weekly Wrap for Saturday, 15 October 2022

On Monday the Sveriges Riksbank prize (the Nobel Prize for Economics) was awarded to Ben Bernanke. We can trace the last century of American economics in his life's work. He's often described as the saviour of the last recession. But what about this one?

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Frustration mounts as French drivers continue to face fuel shortages

Shortages at fuel stations due to a refinery workers’ strike continue to impact drivers across France, resulting in long queues. TotalEnergies, which runs about a third of the country's service stations, has offered to advance pay talks but unions remain firm in their strike action. Plus, former Fed chairman Ben…

France 24

Ray Dalio Heaps Praise On 'Hero' Ben Bernanke For Winning Economics Nobel: 'A Very Rare Breed'

Former U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke, along with Douglas W. Diamond and Philip H.

Benzinga

Douglas Diamond of University of Chicago wins Nobel in economics

Diamond, who studied the effects of bank runs and financial meltdowns, shares this year’s prize with co-author Philip Dybvig and former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.

Chicago Sun-Times

Former Fed chair Ben Bernanke wins Nobel economics prize 2022

Head of US central bank from 2006-14 awarded prize alongside economists Douglas Diamond and Philip Dybvig

The Guardian - UK

Who is Ben Bernanke? Economist honoured with a Nobel Prize for work on Great Depression

The 68-year-old shared the prize with two fellow economists

Evening Standard

Nobel economics prize: insights into financial contagion changed how central banks react during a crisis

This year’s Nobel prize in economics, known as the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences, has gone to Douglas Diamond, Philip Dybvig and former Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke for their work on banks and how they relate to financial crises.

The Conversation

Nobel Prize 2022: 3 US Economists Win In Economics

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced Monday that three US-based economists won the 2022 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences “for research on banks and financial crises”. Read more on Dynamite News:

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Chicago Sun-Times

University of Chicago prof, former Fed chair Bernanke share Nobel for research on banks

Bernanke, University of Chicago professor Douglas W. Diamond and Philip H. Dybvig were recognized Monday for their research into the fallout from bank failures.

Axios

Ben Bernanke, with two others, wins the economics Nobel

Bernanke was able to put theory into practice as chairman of the Federal Reserve.

AFP

Bernanke: Depression scholar who faced global financial crisis

Washington (AFP) - Ben Bernanke, who shared the Nobel Economics Prize on Monday, is a scholar of the Great Depression who helped to steer the United States through another major financial crisis as Federal Reserve chief.

WEKU

Ben Bernanke among 3 American winners of Nobel Prize in economics

Former Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke and two academic economists — Douglas Diamond and Philip Dybvig — share this year's Nobel Prize in economics for their work on bank runs.

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Nobel Economics Prize goes to US trio, including former Fed chief Bernanke

A US trio on Monday won the Nobel Economics Prize for research on banking's role in the economy, especially on the importance of avoiding collapses during financial crises.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Bernanke, Diamond, Dybvig Win Nobel Economics Prize for Financial Crises Studies

A trio of US economists including Former Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke won this year's Nobel Economics Prize on Monday for research on how propping up failing banks can stave off an even deeper economic crisis. Bernanke, along with Douglas Diamond and Philip Dybvig won the 2022 prize for their…

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Former Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke, Two Others Win Nobel Prize For Economics

"Their analyses have been of great practical importance in regulating financial markets and dealing with financial crises," The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said.

Reuters

Banking crisis breakthroughs win Nobel economics prize for Bernanke, Diamond, Dybvig

A trio of U.S. economists including former Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke won this year's Nobel Economics Prize on Monday for laying the foundation of how world powers now tackle global crises like the recent pandemic or the Great Recession of 2008.

Foreign Policy

The United States Is Fighting Inflation With History

Fed chief Jerome Powell wants the world to understand his present decisions are guided by past traumas.

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If Australia tumbles into a recession, Philip Lowe’s hands are dirty

Inflation and rising interest rates are pushing Australia towards a likely recession. And on the list of culprits, RBA governor Philip Lowe is very near the top.

Tribune News Service

Daniel Moss: Jay Powell took Ben Bernanke's advice a bit too far

Ben Bernanke, who led the Federal Reserve during the global financial crisis, observed that the art of setting monetary policy was 98% talk and 2% action. A significant rebalancing of that equation would be welcome after communications upheavals this week roiled markets and seemed to reveal a high degree of…

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