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Paul Volcker

American economist (1927-2019)

  • Fame59.4
  • Momentum10.8
  • Wikipedia19.9K
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Lived 1927–2019, aged 92United States
United StatesUnited StatesAcademicsAcademic
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  • Era
    1927–2019
    Aged 92
  • Known for
    Inside Job
    2010
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Updated 2026-06-20

Paul Adolph Volcker Jr. was an American economist who served as the 12th chairman of the Federal Reserve from 1979 to 1987. During his tenure as chairman, Volcker was widely credited with having ended the high levels of inflation seen in the United States throughout the 1970s and early 1980s, with measures known as the Volcker shock. He previously served as the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York from 1975 to 1979.

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Source confidence65.0
Completeness75.0
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