Fixing the Fed by 'getting the right person' for the job neglects that incentives change behavior—as appears to have happened with Ben Bernanke, whose views shifted from his academic period to his time as a central banker.

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Speaker

Russ Roberts

Evidence Quote

which often neglects the incentives that that person faces when they're in the job which certainly case of Ben Bernanke changed

Source

Larry White on Hayek and Money 02/01/2010EconTalk
Created: 6/17/2026, 10:31:20 AM

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