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Yellen And Akerlof Or Akerlof and Yellen? — J. Barkley Rosser

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Janet Yellen is married to George Akerlof. The post is mostly about him.George Akerlof's foremost contributions to economics are similar in kind (though not in content) to Hyman Minsky's in that they both brought to the fore extremely important information that was being overlooked, Akerlof in micro and Minsky in macro. EconospeakYellen And Akerlof Or Akerlof and Yellen?J. Barkley Rosser | Professor of Economics and Business Administration James Madison University

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Janet Yellen is married to George Akerlof. The post is mostly about him.

George Akerlof's foremost contributions to economics are similar in kind (though not in content) to Hyman Minsky's in that they both brought to the fore extremely important information that was being overlooked, Akerlof in micro and Minsky in macro. 

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Yellen And Akerlof Or Akerlof and Yellen?
J. Barkley Rosser | Professor of Economics and Business Administration James Madison University
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Mike Norman is an economist and veteran trader whose career has spanned over 30 years on Wall Street. He is a former member and trader on the CME, NYMEX, COMEX and NYFE and he managed money for one of the largest hedge funds and ran a prop trading desk for Credit Suisse.

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