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We necessarily operate in an ...

We necessarily operate in an environment in which there's a great deal of uncertainty. In such an environment, it makes sense to use a risk-management approach to identify and avoid the big mistakes. That's one reason I favor a cautious approach.

Janet Yellen 86 quotes

By putting downward pressure ...

By putting downward pressure on interest rates, the Fed is trying to make financial conditions more accommodative - supporting asset values and lower borrowing costs for households and businesses and thus encouraging the spending that spurs job creation and a stronger recovery.

Janet Yellen 86 quotes

My bottom line is that moneta...

My bottom line is that monetary policy should react to rising prices for houses or other assets only insofar as they affect the central bank's goal variables - output, employment, and inflation.

Janet Yellen 86 quotes

As always, it would be import...

As always, it would be important to ensure that any fiscal policy changes did not compromise long-run fiscal sustainability.

Janet Yellen 86 quotes

In my junior year, I studied ...

In my junior year, I studied geology on Saturday mornings at the Museum of Natural History. Mineralogy has always been a major interest.

Janet Yellen 86 quotes

Household spending growth has...

Household spending growth has been particularly solid in 2015, with purchases of new motor vehicles especially strong. Job growth has bolstered household income, and lower energy prices have left consumers with more to spend on other goods and services.

Janet Yellen 86 quotes

Productivity depends on many ...

Productivity depends on many factors, including our workforce's knowledge and skills and the quantity and quality of the capital, technology, and infrastructure that they have to work with.

Janet Yellen 86 quotes

Although we work through fina...

Although we work through financial markets, our goal is to help Main Street, not Wall Street.

Janet Yellen 86 quotes

Long-term unemployment can ma...

Long-term unemployment can make any worker progressively less employable, even after the economy strengthens.

Janet Yellen 86 quotes

It is hard to have great conf...

It is hard to have great confidence in predicting what market reactions to Fed decisions will be.

Janet Yellen 86 quotes

When you hire a nanny, the qu...

When you hire a nanny, the question you ask yourself is, 'What's best for my precious child?' And do you really want someone who feels that your motive in life is to minimize the amount you spend on your child?

Janet Yellen 86 quotes

While admirers of capitalism,...

While admirers of capitalism, we also to a certain extent believe it has limitations that require government intervention in markets to make them work.

Janet Yellen 86 quotes

Productivity growth, however ...

Productivity growth, however it occurs, has a disruptive side to it. In the short term, most things that contribute to productivity growth are very painful.

Janet Yellen 86 quotes

Food and energy account for a...

Food and energy account for a significant portion of household budgets, so the Federal Reserve's inflation objective is defined in terms of the overall change in consumer prices.

Janet Yellen 86 quotes

To me, the greatest asset of ...

To me, the greatest asset of the Fed is the people. We have a tremendously dedicated staff... They feel proud to work for the Fed because this is such a competent, professional and well-respected organization.

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I don't feel that I've faced ...

I don't feel that I've faced discrimination. I've had every chance to succeed and more, and I think that's what all women should have.

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Business students are very or...

Business students are very oriented to playing a role in the real world and accomplishing something, not training themselves to be scholars and contribute to the literature. Teaching in that kind of environment has focused me much more on the real world, how pieces of the theory I know can be applied to real-world situations.

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In 2006, the Congress had app...

In 2006, the Congress had approved plans to allow the Fed, beginning in 2011, to pay interest on banks' reserve balances. In the fall of 2008, the Congress moved up the effective date of this authority to October 2008.

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Starting in late 2007, faced ...

Starting in late 2007, faced with acute financial market distress, the Federal Reserve created programs to keep credit flowing to households and businesses. The loans extended under those programs helped stabilize the financial system.

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An important factor influenci...

An important factor influencing intergenerational mobility and trends in inequality over time is economic opportunity.

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