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“In the long run, outsourcing is another form of trade that benefits the U.S. economy by giving us cheaper ways to do things.”

Quote by Janet Yellen

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Janet Yellen is a distinguished economist born on August 13, 1946. She has a profound academic background and extensive practical experience in the field of economics, serving as the Chair of the Federal Reserve System in the United States, which has had a profound impact on global financial policy. more

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“We need to increase the transparency of shadow banking markets so that authorities can monitor for signs of excessive leverage and unstable maturity transformation outside regulated banks.”

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“In 1977, when I started my first job at the Federal Reserve Board as a staff economist in the Division of International Finance, it was an article of faith in central banking that secrecy about monetary policy decisions was the best policy: Central banks, as a rule, did not discuss these decisions, let alone their future policy intentions.”

“One common way of judging whether housing's price is in line with its fundamental value is to consider the ratio of housing prices to rents. This is analogous to the ratio of prices to dividends for stocks.”

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

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“In government institutions and in teaching, you need to inspire confidence. To achieve credibility, you have to very clearly explain what you are doing and why. The same principles apply to businesses.”

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“Firms don't just try to pay as little as possible to get the needed bodies on board; when there is unemployment, they ask themselves how wage cuts would affect the behavior of the employees. Would they quit or feel dissatisfied and work less hard on the firm's behalf if they feel that wage policies are unfair?”

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“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.”

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Author:Janet Yellen

“I'm just opposed to a pure inflation-only mandate in which the only thing a central bank cares about is inflation and not employment.”

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Author:Janet Yellen

“Strapped by tight credit and plummeting sales, businesses have overhauled the way they manage supply chains, inventory, production practices, and staffing.”

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“Deficit spending is simply a scheme for the confiscation of wealth.”

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