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  1. Nov 22, 2022 · Inflation was running rampant. Yellen had been an assistant professor at Harvard University and was rejected for tenure. Akerlof had left the University of California at Berkeley when his...

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    • Akerlof Won a Nobel Prize for His Work on How ‘Asymmetric Information’ Impacts Prices. Akerlof, like his wife, is a renowned professional in the economics fields.
    • Akerlof Taught Economics at UC Berkeley For Most of His Career. Attending Yale University became a family tradition in the Akerlof household. His father worked as a chemist at Yale and Akerlof’s older brother also attended.
    • Akerlof & Yellen Met in the Cafeteria at the Federal Reserve & Married After Less Than a Year. Akerlof and Yellen’s love story began in a cafeteria at the Federal Reserve.
    • The Couple’s Son, Robert, Became an Economics Professor. Akerlof and Yellen have one child together. Their son, Robert Akerlof, was born in June 1981. Robert followed in his parents’ footsteps and pursued a career in economics.
  2. Sep 29, 2013 · (Reuters) - Janet Yellen found love at the Federal Reserve. She met him at a luncheon in 1977, launching a whirlwind romance that led to marriage in less than a year.

  3. Sep 29, 2013 · In connecting with George Akerlof, then on a temporary assignment at the Fed's research division in Washington, Yellen discovered not just a soul mate but an intellectual equal with similar views...

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  5. Mar 18, 2014 · In 35 years of marriage, Yellen and George Akerlof have partnered on groundbreaking research on everything from the collapse of East Germany to out-of-wedlock births to the way generous pay...

  6. Mar 18, 2014 · In 35 years of marriage, Yellen and George Akerlof have partnered on groundbreaking research on everything from the collapse of East Germany to out-of-wedlock births to the way generous pay for a baby sitter shows how wages motivate workers. Colleagues say that as economic thinkers, the two complement each other.

  7. Nov 26, 2020 · Yellen’s husband, George Akerlof, has been by her side through it all, and will undoubtedly cheer her on when she steps into her new role as Treasury Secretary in 2021. Who is Janet Yellens...