Former Fed Chair Ben Bernanke Wins Nobel Prize in Economics 'for Research on Banks and Financial Crises'

Former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has been awarded a Nobel Prize in Economics. The Nobel Prize committee believes that he “significantly improved our understanding of the role of banks in the economy, particularly during financial crises.” Many people, however, blame Bernanke for getting us “to the brink of collapse and under a mountain of […]