In this video, former Fed Chair Ben Bernanke and UC Berkeley's Christina Romer present Janet Yellen's life and her contributions to policy and academia. Yellen is best known for being the first woman to head the Federal Reserve in its over 100 year history, but she
is also a renowned economist, making significant contributions to several different
economic fields.
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Perhaps you have some questions like:
What do economists do? Seriously.
Are there lots of jobs? Good pay?
What are current female economists up to?
We've gathered up the best resources from around the web to address these and more. You'll be merrily on your way to econ nerdom!
In this video, former Fed Chair Ben Bernanke and UC Berkeley's Christina Romer present Janet Yellen's life and her contributions to policy and academia. Yellen is best known for being the first woman to head the Federal Reserve in its over 100 year history, but she is also a renowned economist, making significant contributions to several different
economic fields.
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You've probably heard that being the Fed Chair is a big deal, but maybe you're not clear on exactly why this role matters. In this video, you'll learn what monetary policy is and why the U.S. Fed Chair is regarded as the second most powerful person on
the globe.
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Policy, the Great Recession, and Keynesian Economics
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Perhaps you have some questions like:
What do economists do? Seriously.
Are there lots of jobs? Good pay?
What are current female economists up to?
We've gathered up the best resources from around the web to address these and more. You'll be merrily on your way to econ nerdom!
Test Yourself
Learn More About Monetary Policy, the Great Recession, and Keynesian Economics
As President of the SF Bank and Vice-Chair of the Fed, Yellen played a large role in the Fed's response to the Great Recession.
But what exactly led to the Great Recession. This video tackles this question from one key perspective: the failure of financial intermediaries.
Ben Bernanke
Featuring:
Featuring:
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Romer
Ben
Bernanke
You've probably heard that being the Fed Chair is a big deal, but maybe you're not clear on exactly why this role matters. In this video, you'll learn what monetary policy is and why the U.S. Fed Chair is regarded as the second most powerful person on
the globe.
During the Great Recession, the Fed implemented some unusual tools and when Yellen took over, she had to gradually reverse some of them. But what exactly were these tools? Find out in our video above. You can also check out the way the Fed worked before the Great Recession here.
Janet Yellen was inspired to major in economics when she learned about business cycle theory known as Keynesian economics. She then spent her career extending and promoting the theory as it evolved to New Keynesian economics. This video gives a primer on the theory.
This is Janet Yellen in her own words. You'll learn what Yellen thinks about the Fed's two percent inflation target and why she thinks being the Fed Chair is like being an interior designer choosing a paint color for a room.
It would be unwieldy to list all of Yellen's research papers, so instead, here's a summary of her greatest hits.
Financial experts weigh in on Yellen's tenure. They go into more detail about what challenges she faced and how the market fared during her time.
During the Great Recession, the Fed implemented some unusual tools and when Yellen took over, she had to gradually reverse some of them. But what exactly were these tools? Find out in our video above. You can also check out the way the Fed worked before the Great Recession here.
As President of the SF Bank and Vice-Chair of the Fed, Yellen played a large role in the Fed's response to the Great Recession. But what exactly led to the Great Recession. This video tackles this question from one key perspective: the failure of financial intermediaries.
Janet Yellen was inspired to major in economics when she learned about business cycle theory known as Keynesian economics. She then spent her career extending and promoting the theory as it evolved to New Keynesian economics. This video gives a primer on the theory.
This is Janet Yellen in her own words. You'll learn what Yellen thinks about the Fed's two percent inflation target and why she thinks being the Fed Chair is like being an interior designer choosing a paint color for a room.
It would be unwieldy to list all of Yellen's research papers, so instead, here's a summary of her greatest hits.
Financial experts weigh in on Yellen's tenure. They go into more detail about what challenges she faced and how the market fared during her time.
Ostrom was the first female to win the Nobel Prize in economics due to her pioneering work on the tragedy of the commons.
Christina Romer
Yellen was the first female Chair of the Fed, where she worked during and after the Great Recession. She has also made significant theoretical contributions to the field.
Claudia Goldin
Schwartz and Milton Friedman co-authored “A Monetary History of the United States, 1867-1960”, which is the definitive diagnosis of the Great Depression.
Tyler Cowen
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Ben Bernanke
Featuring:
Featuring:
Christina Romer
Featuring:
Nancy Rose
David Romer
Romer has devoted her academic career to enriching our understanding of business cycles. She also applied this deep expertise to help tackle the Great Recession by serving as Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers.
Featuring:
Ed Glaeser
Lawrence Katz
Goldin, the first female economist to receive tenure at Harvard, is the leading expert on changes in US women's workforce participation over the last 200 years.
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Ostrom was the first female to win the Nobel Prize in economics due to her pioneering work on the tragedy of the commons.
Christina Romer
Yellen was the first female Chair of the Fed, where she worked during and after the Great Recession. She has also made significant theoretical contributions to the field.
Claudia Goldin
Schwartz and Milton Friedman co-authored “A Monetary History of the United States, 1867-1960”, which is the definitive diagnosis of the Great Depression.
Tyler Cowen
Featuring:
Ben Bernanke
Featuring:
Christina Romer
Featuring:
Nancy Rose
David Romer
Romer has devoted her academic career to enriching our understanding of business cycles. She also applied this deep expertise to help tackle the Great Recession by serving as Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers.
Featuring:
Ed Glaeser
Lawrence Katz
Goldin, the first female economist to receive tenure at Harvard, is the leading expert on changes in US women's workforce participation over the last 200 years.
