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Why former Fed chair Ben Bernanke deserves his Nobel Prize—despite the naysayers

  By James Surowiecki October 11, 2022 Most Americans, understandably, know Ben Bernanke as the person who was head of the Federal Reserve during the financial crisis of 2007-2009 (aka the Great Recession), and who took extraordinary measures to try to prevent banks and other financial institutions from collapsing and credit markets from seizing up. … Continue reading Why former Fed chair Ben Bernanke deserves his Nobel Prize—despite the naysayers