Alan Greenspan

American economist and financial advisor (born 1926) · United States · Academics

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Alan Greenspan is an American economist who served as the 13th chairman of the Federal Reserve from 1987 to 2006. He worked as a private adviser and provided consulting for firms through his company, Greenspan Associates LLC.

A life in dates

2019Paul A. Volcker Lifetime Achievement Award for Economic PolicyAward2014“We are going through a period with no precedent in American history.”In their words21 July 2014quoted in "The Hand on the Lever" in The New Yorker (July 21, 2014) by Nicholas LemannRead the whole statement

2008“Yes, I’ve found a flaw. I don’t know how significant or permanent it is. But I’ve been very distressed by that fact.”In their wordsReferring to his free-market ideology, when asked in 2008 by Representative Henry Waxman of the House Oversight Committee, “You had theRead the whole statement

“Modern dynamic economies do not stay still long enough to allow for an accurate reading of their underlying structures.”In their wordsChapter One, "City Kid", p. 36.Read the whole statement

“It's hard to overemphasize how important Ford's deregulation was. True, most of the benefits took years to unfold-rail freight rates, for example hardly budged at first.”In their wordsChapter Three, "Economics Meets Politics", p. 72.Read the whole statement

“Treasury Secretary Brady didn't like the Fed either.”In their wordsChapter Five, "Black Monday", p. 119.Read the whole statement

“Of course, shedding the debt burden would be a happy development for our country, but it would nevertheless pose a big dilemma for the Fed.”In their wordsChapter Ten, "Downturn", p. 214.Read the whole statement

2005Presidential Medal of FreedomAward1998Financial Times Person of the YearAward1996Francis Boyer AwardAward1989Fellow of the American Statistical AssociationAward1926Born6 March 1926

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Alan Greenspan in 2005

Greenspan and wife Andrea Mitchell in 2000

President George W. Bush presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Alan Greenspan, on November 9, 2005, in the East Room of the White House.

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Alan Greenspan

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We are going through a period with no precedent in American history.
Jul 21, 2014, quoted in "The Hand on the Lever" in The New Yorker (July 21, 2014) by Nicholas Lemann, Own words
Those of us who have looked to the self-interest of lending institutions to protect shareholder's equity - myself especially - are in a state of shocked disbelief.
Jan 1, 2009, cited in: Quotes of 2008: 'We are in a state of shocked disbelief', Jan 01, 2009., Own words
Yes, I’ve found a flaw. I don’t know how significant or permanent it is. But I’ve been very distressed by that fact.
2008, Referring to his free-market ideology, when asked in 2008 by Representative Henry Waxman of the House Oversight Committee, “You had the, Own words

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Awards

Paul A. Volcker Lifetime Achievement Award for Economic Policy2019

Presidential Medal of Freedom2005

Financial Times Person of the Year1998

Francis Boyer Award1996

Fellow of the American Statistical Association1989

Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Commander of the Legion of Honour

Honorary Doctor of the Hofstra University

Honorary Doctor of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

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Spouse Andrea Mitchell

Spouse Joan Mitchell

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United States

In common with Alan

Henry PaulsonAlso in Money, Fascism, and Some Sort of Acid (2020)Barbara De FinaAlso in Money, Fascism, and Some Sort of Acid (2020)

Jean-Claude TrichetBoth received Paul A. Volcker Lifetime Achievement Award for Economic Policy

Paul VolckerBoth received Paul A. Volcker Lifetime Achievement Award for Economic Policy

Joseph StiglitzBoth received Paul A. Volcker Lifetime Achievement Award for Economic Policy

Stanley FischerBoth received Paul A. Volcker Lifetime Achievement Award for Economic Policy

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