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The ultimate purpose of economics, of course, is to understand and promote the enhancement of well-being.

~Ben Bernanke

Topics: Course Economics Enhancement Promote Purpose Ultimate Understand Well-Being

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If you take a candy bar in the short run, it gives you a burst of energy, but after a while, it just makes you fat.

~Ben Bernanke

Topics: After Bar Burst Candy Energy Fat Gives Just Makes Run Short Take While You

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History proves... that a smart central bank can protect the economy and the financial sector from the nastier side effects of a stock market collapse.

~Ben Bernanke

Topics: Bank Central Central Bank Collapse Economy Effects Financial History Market Protect Proves Sector Side Smart Stock Stock Market

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If you want to understand geology, study earthquakes. If you want to understand the economy, study the Depression.

~Ben Bernanke

Topics: Depression Earthquakes Economy Geology Study Understand Want You

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Among other objectives, liquidity guidelines must take into account the risks that inadequate liquidity planning by major financial firms pose for the broader financial system, and they must ensure that these firms do not become excessively reliant on liquidity support from the central bank.

~Ben Bernanke

Topics: Account Among Bank Become Broader Central Central Bank Ensure Excess Financial Financial System Guidelines Inadequate Liquidity Major Must Objectives Other Planning Pose Risks Support System Take

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The financial crisis that began in the summer of 2007 was an extraordinarily complex event with multiple causes.

~Ben Bernanke

Topics: Began Causes Complex Crisis Event Extraordinarily Financial Financial Crisis Multiple Summer

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It must be awfully frustrating to get a small raise at work and then have it all eaten by a higher cost of commuting.

~Ben Bernanke

Topics: Commuting Cost Eaten Frustrating Get Higher Must Raise Small Then Work

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I got into economics because I wanted to make things better for the average person.

~Ben Bernanke

Topics: Average Average Person Because Better Economics Got Make Person Things Wanted

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No economy can succeed without a high-quality workforce, particularly in an age of globalization and technical change.

~Ben Bernanke

Topics: Age Change Economy Globalization High-Quality Particularly Succeed Technical Without Workforce

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Income inequality is troubling because, among other things, it means that many people in our society don't have the opportunities to advance themselves.

~Ben Bernanke

Topics: Advance Among Because Income Income Inequality Inequality Many Means Opportunities Other Our People Society Themselves Things Troubling

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Public Servant

Born: December 13th, 1953

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