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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 ...
Dec 9, 2019 · The job of chairman paid half as much as his post at the New York Fed, and Mr. Volcker’s wife at the time, Barbara Volcker, who struggled for much of her life from debilitating rheumatoid ...
Dec 8, 2019 · Paul A. Volcker was the chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System from 1979 to 1987. He reduced inflation, supported the International Monetary Fund, and expanded the money supply. He also served as president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, a visiting fellow at Princeton, and a member of various public policy organizations.
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Jul 13, 2022 · The Fed chair engineered two massive recessions to slash spending and force inflation down, from 1979 to 1982. Learn how he did it, what it cost, and why inflation is soaring again in 2022.
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Apr 14, 2024 · September 5, 1927, Cape May, New Jersey, U.S. died: December 8, 2019, New York City, New York (aged 92) Paul Volcker (born September 5, 1927, Cape May, New Jersey, U.S.—died December 8, 2019, New York City, New York) was an American economist and banker who, as chairman of the board of governors of the U.S. Federal Reserve System (1979–87 ...
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. It has been...
Dec 9, 2019 · Getty Images. Paul Volcker appears before Congress in 1986. Paul Volcker, the former head of the US central bank who was known for fighting inflation, has died at the age of 92. Appointed chair of...
