Volcker
Americannoun
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The Volcker award is given annually to recognize contributions to public administration.
From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026
No rate setter wants to later be forced to do what Volcker felt he had to in 1979 to break the back of inflation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026
Economist and Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker did cure inflation, but not without the massive unemployment predicted by Gordon.
From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026
The justly celebrated Paul Volcker, central banking hero and Fed chairman from 1979 to 1987, had an M.A. in political economy, but no Ph.D.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 8, 2026
This small group was occasionally joined by Secretary of State George Shultz and on some rare occasions by Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker.
From Definition & Reality in the General Theory of Political Economy by Colignatus, Thomas
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