Yellen

A vivid portrait of an exceptional woman and a lively history of the economic and financial crises that helped make the treasury secretary and former Fed chair who she is today. - Silvia Nasar, #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Beautiful Mind: The Life of Mathematical Genius and Nobel Laureate John Nash This book provides an in-depth portrait of the person Janet Yellen and teaches us how one can be effective while maintaining a moral compass in an often bitterly contentious and rapacious political landscape. It explores economic ideas and convictions, including hers and those of her husband George Akerlof and their son Robert Akerlof. Together they are an amazing family. They make this not just a biography, but an elucidation by example of the human side of our nation's economic experience. - Robert Shiller, Nobel Prize-winning economist and New York Times bestselling author of Irrational Exuberance A captivating examination of the unusual intellectual partnership between Janet Yellen, one of the most consequential economic policy makers of the past quarter century, and her husband, George Akerlof, a path-breaking Nobel prize-winning economic thinker. Part biography, part history of ideas, the book provides a fascinating window into the ways thinking on economic policy has evolved in the last 25 years, as it charts how Janet Yellen navigated the economy through uncharted waters as it was being buffeted by a series of unprecedented shocks and boom-bust cycles. A must-read for anyone seeking to understand the current economic challenges we face. - Liaquat Ahmed, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World Janet Yellen and George Akerlof are two giants of modern economics-actors and observers at key turning points in theory and policy. Through the story of their accomplished lives, Jon Hilsenrath lucidly chronicles the evolution of economic thought over the past 75 years and the role played by two unlikely heroes with unlimited passion for making the world a better place. - David Wessel, New York Times bestselling author of In Fed We Trust: Ben Bernanke's War on the Great Panic My friend George Akerlof is certainly one of the most innovative thinkers in economics today, just as Janet Yellen is unbeatable as a leader of economic policymaking. Their extraordinary contributions have been individual, but their combined vision has helped America understand itself. I am fortunate also to be close with their son, the economist Robert Akerlof, a sparkling intellectual in his own right. This is an extraordinary book, full of illuminating anecdotes and perceptive insights. A true delight to read. - Amartya Sen, Nobel Prize-winning economist, philosopher, and author of Home in the World