The man who knew: The life and times of Alan Greenspan
AEI Events Podcast
This AEI Events Podcast features a panel of monetary policy experts discussing Alan Greenspan’s role in overseeing the evolution of modern finance as chairman of the Federal Reserve. Sebastian Mallaby, author of “The Man Who Knew: The Life and Times of Alan Greenspan” (Penguin Press, 2016), suggests Dr. Greenspan’s acute awareness of the political sphere influenced his rise as an economist and his failure to prevent the 2000s housing bubble.
As chairman of the Federal Reserve from 1987 to 2005, Alan Greenspan was universally hailed as the maestro of the US economy, before the 2007–09 financial crisis tarnished his reputation. In a new biography, Sebastian Mallaby traces the economic and political philosophy that made Chairman Greenspan one of the most influential economists of all time. In many respects, his life and accomplishments align with the evolution of monetary policy and the global financial system.
