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Paul Volcker Quotes

1927–2019 United States

Paul Adolph Volcker, Jr. (September 5, 1927 – December 8, 2019) was an American economist. He was Chairman of the Federal Reserve under Presidents Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan from August 1979 to August 1987.

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This is a time of testing — a testing not only of our capacity collectively to reach coherent and intelligent policies, but to stick with them.

Productivity growth in this country has actually been negative in a recent period. And, we have had higher oil prices; of course…. Under those conditions, the standard of living of the average American has declined.

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