Paul A. Volcker (1927–2019)
Author of Keeping at It
About the Author
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Works by Paul A. Volcker
Associated Works
The Economic Consequences of the Peace (1919) — Introduction, some editions — 667 copies, 11 reviews
Poor Richard: The Almanacks for the Years 1733-1758 (1976) — Introduction, some editions — 636 copies, 7 reviews
The Alchemy of Finance: Reading the Mind of the Market (1987) — Foreword, some editions — 573 copies, 5 reviews
Good Intentions Corrupted: The Oil for Food Scandal And the Threat to the U.N. (2006) — Introduction — 13 copies
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Volcker, Paul A.
- Legal name
- Volcker, Paul Adolph Jr.
- Birthdate
- 1927-09-05
- Date of death
- 2019-12-08
- Gender
- male
- Education
- London School of Economics
Harvard University (MA)
Princeton University (BA) - Occupations
- economist
banker - Organizations
- United States Federal Reserve System (chairman of the Board of Governors ∙ 1979-1987)
Peter G. Peterson Foundation
President's Economic Recovery Advisory Board - Awards and honors
- Francis Boyer Award (1987)
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Cape May, New Jersey, USA
- Places of residence
- Teaneck, New Jersey, USA
- Place of death
- New York, New York, USA
- Associated Place (for map)
- New Jersey, USA
Members
Reviews
Interesting that there were several comments about the disparity between what CEOs and regular workers make. Regulation and oversight to protect the global financial system was a common theme to much of his work as Fed chairman and beyond.
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- Members
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- Popularity
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- Rating
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- ISBNs
- 18
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