Quotes by Ben Bernanke

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

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"In many spheres of human endeavor, from science to business to education to economic policy, good decisions depend on good measurement."

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"Clear communication is always important in central banking, but it can be especially important when economic conditions call for further policy stimulus but the policy rate is already at its effective lower bound."

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"The lesson of history is that you do not get a sustained economic recovery as long as the financial system is in crisis."

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"I am particularly pleased to see that the Bendheim Center for Finance is thriving."

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"The Depression was an incredibly dramatic episode - an era of stock-market crashes, breadlines, bank runs and wild currency speculation, with the storm clouds of war gathering ominously in the background... For my money, few periods are so replete with human interest."

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