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    Paul Adolph Volcker Jr. (September 5, 1927 – December 8, 2019) was an American economist who served as the 12th chairman of the Federal Reserve from 1979 to 1987. During his tenure as chairman, Volcker was widely credited with having ended the high levels of inflation seen in the United States throughout the 1970s and early 1980s, [3] with ...

  2. Dec 9, 2019 · Paul A. Volcker, who helped shape American economic policy for more than six decades, most notably by leading the Federal Reserve’s brute-force campaign to subdue inflation in the late 1970s...

  3. Jul 13, 2022 · The Fed chair engineered two recessions to bring down inflation, which peaked at 14.8 percent in 1980. Learn how he did it and what it meant for the US economy.

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  4. Dec 8, 2019 · Learn about the life and career of Paul A. Volcker, who served as chairman of the Federal Reserve System from 1979 to 1987. He was known for his efforts to fight inflation, reform the Board of Governors, and promote international monetary stability.

  5. Apr 14, 2024 · Paul Volcker was an American economist and banker who, as chairman of the board of governors of the U.S. Federal Reserve System (1979–87), played a key role in stabilizing the American economy during the 1980s.

  6. Dec 9, 2019 · Paul Volcker, the former chairman of the Federal Reserve known for his battles against inflation in the late 1970s and early 1980s, has died. He was 92. He passed away at his home in New York...

  7. Dec 9, 2019 · Former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker, the closest thing to a rock star economist this country has seen, died Monday at 92, NPR has confirmed. He reportedly had prostate cancer.

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