Ben Bernanke, former Chairman of the Federal Reserve and former chair of the economics department, was presented with The American Whig-Cliosophic Society's 2014 James Madison Award for Distinguished ...

Having an individual, a company or a central bank willing to lend to banks is crucial in responding to financial panics,Former chairman of the Federal Reserve and former economics department chair of ...

The Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank is inviting the public to view and discuss a series of lectures Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will teach in late March. Bernanke will deliver his lectures ...

Ben Bernanke’s life has changed quite a bit since the end of his term as chairman of the Federal Reserve in 2014. “Parking problems are a lot worse, and like everybody else I have to stand in the ...

WASHINGTON - Students began trickling in early. Some dressed up in button-down shirts. Nervous chatter and fidgeting arose around the room. And then in walked Professor Ben Bernanke, also known as the ...

In this edited collection of lectures (originally delivered at the George Washington University in March 2012), Bernanke (Essays on the Great Depression) portrays the U.S. Federal Reserve’s actions ...

Ben Bernanke, in addition to his regular duties running the Federal Reserve, has also been on a PR offensive of late. As the Times reports, that includes not just making high-profile television ...

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Thursday that he thinks the U.S. economy will return to its long-term growth of around 3 percent a year despite the weaknesses it still faces. Bernanke made ...

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Tuesday that U.S. government intervention during the financial crisis prevented a “total meltdown” in the U.S. economy that could have rivaled the Great ...