In an address at Princeton on Sept. 24, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke discusses the importance of the field of economics in confronting the recent financial crisis and emphasizes the need for further work by policymakers and researchers to prevent future downturns. Bernanke was a faculty member at Princeton for two decades before entering public service in the White House and Federal Reserve.
Photo by Princeton University, Office of Communications, Denise Applewhite (2010)
(alternate image) In an address at Princeton on Sept. 24, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke discusses the importance of the field of economics in confronting the recent financial crisis and emphasizes the need for further work by policymakers and researchers to prevent future downturns. Bernanke was a faculty member at Princeton for two decades before entering public service in the White House and Federal Reserve.
Photo by Princeton University, Office of Communications, Denise Applewhite (2010)
Princeton President Shirley M. Tilghman, who introduced Bernanke at the lecture, greets him prior to taking the stage. The Fed chair was the founding director of the University's Bendheim Center for Finance.
Photo by Princeton University, Office of Communications, Denise Applewhite (2010)
Students listen intently as Bernanke stresses that the financial crisis has made the study of economics more important than ever.
Photo by Princeton University, Office of Communications, Denise Applewhite (2010)
Princeton students, faculty, staff and members of the public fill Richardson Auditorium for Bernanke's lecture.
Photo by Princeton University, Office of Communications, Denise Applewhite (2010)