tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post4549641721842988943..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: Senate Panel to Vote January 17 on Powell Nomination for Fed Chief (For the Second Time)Robert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-81873473886021265642018-01-12T16:13:24.026-05:002018-01-12T16:13:24.026-05:00Are we better off being ruled by the Ph.D-standard...Are we better off being ruled by the Ph.D-standard? Given what's taught and studied in the vast majority of academic economics programs, I'm not sure it really matters.The NAPsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16631781625841157567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-64046762974307617572018-01-12T10:36:58.197-05:002018-01-12T10:36:58.197-05:00We should recall that Greenspan's PhD was most...We should recall that Greenspan's PhD was mostly an honorary one, awarded by NYU while Greenspan was working for President Ford. He had abandoned his efforts to get one from Columbia back in the 50s. His so-called dissertation, which has been suppressed, was mostly pieced together from staff writings of the Council of Economic Advisers.Jule Herberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04010275785788333723noreply@blogger.com