The chairs of the Federal Reserve System are often regarded as having more direct influence over the current economy than presidents. Repeat the exercise in Problem 5 substituting Federal Reserve chairs for presidents, starting with P. Volcker in 1979. On the basis of these two tables, which Fed chair do you regard as most successful (or as the luckiest) economically?
Presidents of the United States
William Clinton 1993-2001
George W. Bush 2001-2009
Barack Obama 2009-2016
Donald Trump 2016-2019
Federal Reserve Chairs in the United States
Paul Volcker 1979-1987
Alan Greenspan 1987-2006
Ben Bernanke 2006-2014
Janet Yellen 2014- 2016
Jerome Powell 2016- present
The chairs of the Federal Reserve System are often regarded as having more direct influence over...
Presidents get more blame and take more credit for the state of the economy than they deserve. Nevertheless, presidential terms make convenient reference points for thinking about history. Calculate and display in a table the average annual rates of real GDP growth and inflation (using the GDP implicit price deflator) for each presidential term starting with Clinton in 1993. Make another table listing the presidents from highest to lowest GDP growth and lowest to highest inflation (best to worst in...
1. Year Nominal GDP GDP Price deflator Real GDP Inflation Rate Growth Rate 2008 $14,833.60 99.23 -- -- 2009 14,417.90 100.00 2010 14,779.40 101.21 2011 15,052.40 103.20 2012 15,470.70 105.00 2013 15,759.00 106.59 2014 17,420.70 108.27 2015 18,287.20 110.01 2016 18,905.50 112.08 2017 19,738.90 114.27 a. Fill in the blanks in the table above and show your work. b. Over this time period, does inflation...
We have seen that Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has
argued that low interest rates in the United States during the
mid-2000s were due to a global savings glut rather than to Federal
Reserve policy. In an interview with Albert Hunt of Bloomberg
Television, Alan Greenspan, who was Federal Reserve Chairman from
August 1987 through January 2006 made a similar argument.
Greenspan argued, "Behind the low level of long-term rates: a
global savings glut as China, Russia and other emerging...
On March 15, 2017, Federal Reserve Chairman Janet L. Yellen announced the Federal Reserve was raising its benchmark rate (the federal funds rate) by a quarter of a percentage point (to a range of 0.75-1.00 percent). This was the third time the Fed has raised rates after the Great Recession. Consider the market for money illustrated in the figure below. Assume the market initially just prior to March 15, 2017) is in equilibrium at point A. Describe the effects of...
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workforce. [3] Health Care in a Global Context HANDS OFF MY HEALTH CARET The United States is one of the world's only developed nations that does not guarantee universal health coverage for its citizens. (31) In 2005 the United States and the other member states of the World Health Organization signed the World Health Assembly resolution 58.33, [16] which stated that nations should "transition to...
Any reflection or opinion on these two essays? Should Marijuana
be legal? 1 answer Within 200 words.
1.
A Brief History of the Drug War
Many currently illegal drugs, such as marijuana, opium, coca,
and psychedelics have been used for thousands of years for both
medical and spiritual purposes.
The Early Stages of Drug Prohibition
Why are some drugs legal and other drugs illegal today? It's not
based on any scientific assessment of the relative risks of these
drugs –...