Yellen : the trailblazing economist who navigated an era of upheaval
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New York, NY : Harper Business, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2022].
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First edition.
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xxi, 377 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
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North Valleys Library - Adult Nonfiction
330.092 HILSEN 2022
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Published
New York, NY : Harper Business, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2022].
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Book
Edition
First edition.
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English

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-362) and index.
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An engrossing and deeply human chronicle of the past fifty years of American economic and social upheaval, viewed through the consequential life of the most powerful woman in American economic history, Janet Yellen, and her unconventional partnership in marriage and work with Nobel Laureate George Akerlof. At the dawn of the 21st century, many of America’s leaders believed that free trade, modern finance, technology, and wise government policy had paved the way for a new era of prosperity. Then came a cascade of disasters—a bursting tech bubble, domestic terror attacks, a housing market implosion, a financial system crisis, a deadly global pandemic. These events led to serial recessions, deepened America’s political fractures and widened the divide between those best off and everyone else. Award-winning economics writer Jon Hilsenrath examines what happened, viewing events through the experiences of two historic figures: Janet Yellen was Treasury Secretary, Federal Reserve Chairwoman and Chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers. Her husband, George Akerlof, was an imaginative Nobel prize–winning economist. Long before the upheaval of the past two decades, Akerlof warned of flaws in modern economic thinking; then Yellen had to fix the economy on the fly as it cracked. In telling their story, Hilsenrath explores long-running intellectual battles over the fragile balance between unruly democratic government and unpredictable markets. He introduces readers to the cast of modern intellectuals and policy makers who deciphered, shaped, and steered these systems through prosperity, chaos, and reformation. And he explains what went wrong, why, and what might happen next. What emerges is an absorbing examination of how humans think and behave, and how those actions shape markets, inform economic policy, and could determine the future of a now-deeply divided nation. Hilsenrath reminds us that economics is neither science nor ideology, as some once wished or promised. Economics is an endeavor. Most good love stories are, too.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Hilsenrath, J. (2022). Yellen: the trailblazing economist who navigated an era of upheaval (First edition.). Harper Business, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Hilsenrath, Jon. 2022. Yellen: The Trailblazing Economist Who Navigated an Era of Upheaval. Harper Business, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.

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Hilsenrath, Jon. Yellen: The Trailblazing Economist Who Navigated an Era of Upheaval Harper Business, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2022.

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Hilsenrath, Jon. Yellen: The Trailblazing Economist Who Navigated an Era of Upheaval First edition., Harper Business, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2022.

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