How will Bernanke’s leadership affect the Fed’s actions in the coming years? How will Bernanke build on Greenspan’s success, but also put his own stamp on the Fed? What will all this imply for businesses and investors? In Ben Bernanke’s Fed, Ethan Harris provides exceptional insights into these crucial issues.

As a leading “Fed watch” economist, Harris draws on Bernanke’s academic research, his speeches as a governor of the Fed, and his first two years on the job to shed light on:

• How the Federal Reserve analyzes and manages the economy using a synthesis of classical and Keynesian theory
• Bernanke’s strategies for fighting inflation
• The implications of the new chair’s remarkably plain-spoken style
• How Bernanke has cultivated diverse viewpoints but still builds consensus within the Fed

Engaging and discerning, this book demystifies the man who has stepped into what many describe as the second most powerful job in America.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Ethan S. Harris is a member of Lehman Brothers’ Global Economics team. A U.S. chief economist, he started his career at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, joining Lehman Brothers in 1996.

Harris was recently named top economic forecaster by the Wall Street Journal.