Christina D. Romer
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Class of 1957 - Garff B. Wilson Professor of Economics, University of California, Berkeley. Former head of the Council of Economic Advisors. Author of numerous articles on business cycles, the Federal Reserve, and the Great Depression. She is coauthor of Reducing Inflation: Motivation and Strategy.
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Great Depression, worldwide economic downturn that began in 1929 and lasted until about 1939. It was the longest and most severe depression ever experienced by the industrialized Western world, sparking fundamental changes in economic institutions, macroeconomic policy, and economic theory.…
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