Ben Bernanke

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Ben Bernanke

Economics

#16

World Rank

#29

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#12

USA Rank

Monetary Economics

#8

World Rank

#8

Historical Rank

#5

USA Rank

Macroeconomics

#12

World Rank

#14

Historical Rank

#9

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Why Is Ben Bernanke Influential?

According to Wikipedia, Ben Shalom Bernanke 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 late-2000s 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. Dybvig, "for research on banks and financial crises", more specifically for his analysis of the Great Depression.

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What Schools Are Affiliated With Ben Bernanke?

Ben Bernanke is affiliated with the following schools:

• Princeton University
• Stanford University
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• New York University
• Harvard University