- Tickets for the LSE conversation with Ben Bernanke were available a week beforehand - demand was huge!
Even in the rain, students que around the block for tickets for #LSEBernanke! Join us for the lecture next Wednesday pic.twitter.com/TOfbg8tnD4- There was great anticipation for the event in the lead-up.
#LSEBernanke Last time Ben came to the LSE he coined the term "credit easing" and look what happened next.
waiting for Ben #lsebernanke pic.twitter.com/PW7NMmeFMT- The LSE Review of Books blog published a review of Ben Bernanke's book earlier in the day - worth a read before listening to the lecture.
While waiting for #LSEBernanke lecture to start, read @LSEReviewBooks review of his book 'The Courage to Act' on http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofbooks/2015/10/28/book-review-the-courage-to-act-a-memoir-of-a-crisis-and-its-aftermath-by-ben-s-bernanke/ …- The LSE's Old Theatre was packed by the time Bernanke was about to begin.
Full house for the Bernanke talk at London School of Economics today. #LSEBernanke pic.twitter.com/hY04Hhbm4K- The US Centre Director, Professor Peter Trubowitz, gave a quick introduction, and explained how the Q&A would work after the main discussion.
Ready for Bernanke's talk! #LSEBernanke pic.twitter.com/qjHn4LienG- A warm round of applause welcomes @benbernanke to the LSE #lsebernanke
- The Director of the LSE's Institute of Global Affairs, Professor Erik Berglof, led the conversation with Ben Bernanke, and began by asking him about how the Fed dealt with the crisis, and the importance of his own background.
Former Fed Chair @benbernanke @LSE_US & @LSEEcon event tonight discussing his memoirs with @ErikBerglof #LSEBernanke pic.twitter.com/crQeNvxwVx- .@benbernanke Now discussing his team + experience at the Fed, which dealt with the 2008 crisis #LSEBernanke
Dr Bernanke leaning on Bagehot's doctrine in his new book, as in his adopted policies #LSEBernanke pic.twitter.com/h8rApC0OAV- #LSEBernanke "when I got to the Fed my plan was to copy the Bank of England" (wrt inflation targeting)
- .@ErikBerglof 'How important was your upbringing to your career?' #LSEBernanke
- .@ErikBerglof wonders, ‘Is central banking like baseball? Little apparent action and then the bases are loaded’ #LSEBernanke
.BenBernanke quipped, when it was suggested baseball game boring, No you're thinking of soccer #LSEBernanke https://twitter.com/alfunk/status/659440190214287360 …
.@benbernanke remembers meeting @Nationals Jayson Werth in DC & talking about quantitative easing. He says now they're "tight" #LSEBernanke
Bernanke: Wanted to keep diary during crisis, but was told it could be subpoenaed. #LSEBernanke pic.twitter.com/bbB5hIpFaF- .@benbernanke “Monetary policy would work much better if we explained what our goals were” #LSEBernanke
- .@benbernanke aimed to explain the workings of the Fed to increase accountability and try to take edge of political response #LSEBernanke
A Conversation with Ben Bernanke - 28 October 2015
On 28 October, 2015 the LSE US Centre, together with the Economics Department, hosted the Former Chair of the US Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke. Bernanke discussed his new book, The Courage to Act: A Memoir of a Crisis and its Aftermath, and his time as chair of the US Federal Reserve.
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