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The Fed's Next Head

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US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's aggressive response to the 2008 financial crisis has been both praised and scorned. As Bernanke's term nears its end and the race to succeed him heats up, Project Syndicate's experts consider the future of Fed policy – and what it means for the global recovery.

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  1. Fischer, the Fed, and US Growth

    Fischer, the Fed, and US Growth

    Dec 23, 2013 Jeffrey Frankel endorses the recent selection of Stanley Fischer to succeed Janet Yellin as Vice Chair of the Federal Reserve Board.

  2. The Fed’s Surprise and Yellen’s Challenge
    pa217c.jpg Paul Lachine

    The Fed’s Surprise and Yellen’s Challenge

    Oct 10, 2013 Mohamed A. El-Erian on the Federal Reserve's declining effectiveness.

  3. Whose Central Bank?
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    Whose Central Bank?

    Aug 31, 2013 J. Bradford DeLong thinks the Fed should be a steward of the economy, not of big banks.

  4. US Interest Rates Will Continue to Rise
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    US Interest Rates Will Continue to Rise

    Aug 28, 2013 Martin Feldstein on the sources of upward pressure on us interest rates.

  5. The Greenspan Temptation
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    The Greenspan Temptation

    Aug 27, 2013 Simon Johnson on the power of the Chairman of the Federal Reserve.

  6. The Changing of the Monetary Guard
    dr4573c.jpg Dean Rohrer

    The Changing of the Monetary Guard

    Aug 5, 2013 Joseph E. Stiglitz endorses Janet Yellen to head the US Federal Reserve.

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