“ It's the price of success: people start to think you're omnipotent. ”
In many spheres of human endeavor, from science to business to education to economic policy, good decisions depend on good measurement.
~ Ben Bernanke
In the future, financial firms of any type whose failure would pose a systemic risk must accept especially close regulatory scrutiny of their risk-taking.
Clear communication is always important in central banking, but it can be especially important when economic conditions call for further policy stimulus but the policy rate is already at its effective lower bound.
High levels of homeownership have been shown to foster greater involvement in school and civic organizations, higher graduation rates, and greater neighborhood stability.
