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In reply to the discussion: Janet Yellen is Biden's pick for Treasury [View all]Cicada
(4,533 posts)22. Yellen was the most accurate on Fed reserve board in predicting the economy
The minutes of the federal reserve board are published after a delay. The board members made predictions about future economic results. Janet Yellen was the most accurate. Maybe she was just lucky but I think we should take that into account. She met her husband, George Akerloff, who later won the Nobel prize in economics, after both had been denied tenure. They took temporary jobs at the federal reserve until they could get new academic jobs, and met in the cafeteria there. They rose from that setback to become economics rock stars. I have for a long long time been a big fan of Janet Yellen. She will tell Biden the way it is, no matter what pressures are put on her.
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I will tell you this, my wife hasn't spoken to me in 49 year and three months.....
Chainfire
Nov 2020
#32
First woman to chair the FED, preside as Treasury Secretary and former chair, WH Council Economic
hlthe2b
Nov 2020
#8
She may not be tall (who cares?) but she has STATURE. Great choice! n/t
CaliforniaPeggy
Nov 2020
#14
Serious person / Supremely qualified / Unimpeachable / Diamtetrically opposite an "extremist"
Stinky The Clown
Nov 2020
#19
I'm looking forward to being bored when the press isn't reporting a crazy tweet every minute.
Lonestarblue
Nov 2020
#24
so not fired because she's short but, rather, because D'ump's an idiot, see?
bringthePaine
Nov 2020
#30
I like the picks so far but kinda surprised we haven't heard Susan Rices name yet.
Seasider
Nov 2020
#42