The Federal Reserve: 100 Years of Controversy

Fall (9 - 13 hours) | This course is completed

10 Hilton Field Road Hanover, NH 03755 United States

Pond Room

New

10/10/2017-11/14/2017

11:30 AM-1:30 PM EDT on Tue

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$60.00

6 sessions, 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM
Tuesdays, October 10 through November 14, 2017
DOC House - Hanover, NH
Course Fee: $60

This course traces the history and policies of the Fed from its secret birth in 1913 to today’s “hints” on interest rate increases. We’ll explore the Fed’s “dual mandate,” its independence from political control, how it has used (and abused?) monetary policy, and how it has (or has not) contributed to inflation...and, importantly, those who have chaired this unusually powerful institution. The Fed is controversial as is its use of monetary policy, its future, and its 2% inflation target.

  • There will be an optional textbook for this course.

AL ROSSOW has survived a fifty-year career as a marketing and finance executive in the food and beverage businesses. As CFO of a NYSE company and as a consultant he developed a strongly market-based approach to macro-economics. He is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Business School.