Federal Reserve expert available for media interviews

January 27, 2006

Editors and reporters: MIT alumnus Ben Bernanke assumes chairmanship of the Federal Reserve on Feb. 1. MIT professor Kristin Forbes is available to speak with members of the media on this subject.

To arrange interviews, please contact Patricia Favreau, MIT Sloan School of Management, pfavreau@mit.edu, 617-253-3492.

Kristin Forbes

Associate Professor of Applied Economics, MIT Sloan School of Management

• Forbes served for two years on the White House's Council of Economic Advisers before returning to MIT this past fall. She has worked with both Alan Greenspan and Ben Bernanke. Her expertise includes: Applied economics (deflation; inflation; economy, current conditions; interest rates; macroeconomics; monetary policy; monetary economics; political economy; savings rates; trade policy); development economics; global economics; financial markets

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Patricia Favreau
Sloan School of Management
Phone: 617-253-3492
E-mail: pfavreau@mit.edu

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