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Bernanke has 88 books on goodreads with 9273 ratings. Bernanke also serves as chairman of the federal open market. Some of his most prominent books include essays on the great depression 2000, as well as textbooks such as macroeconomics, which he coauthored with andrew b. Bernanke is a distinguished fellow in residence with the economic studies program at the brookings institution, as well as a senior advisor to. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Ben bernanke became chairman of the federal reserve board in january of 2006. Nor has he had time to read the spate of new books about how he and. In his 2015 book, the courage to act, bernanke revealed that he was no.
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