| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xxi, 377 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm |
| Summary |
Chronicling the past fifty years of American economic and social upheaval, an award-winning economics writer examines what happened, viewing events through the experiences of two historic figures: Janet Yellen, Treasury Secretary, Federal Reserve Chairwoman, and Chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, and her husband, George Akerlof, an imaginative Nobel prize-winning economist. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-362) and index. |
| Subject |
Yellen, Janet L. (Janet Louise), 1946-
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Economists -- United States -- Biography.
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Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) -- Officials and employees -- Biography.
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Akerlof, George A., 1940-
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United States -- Economic policy.
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| ISBN |
9780063162464 (hardcover) |
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0063162466 (hardcover) |
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