Person

Janet L. Yellen

Economist and former Chair of the Federal Reserve and U.S. Treasury Secretary; speeches on inflation, labor markets, and financial stability.

Why this matters

Yellen's public speeches trace how macroeconomic judgment is communicated under political pressure.

Focus in observatory

Works

speech

Speeches on inflation, labor markets, and financial stability

Yellen, Janet L. Speeches on inflation, labor markets, and financial stability. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and U.S. Department of the Treasury, 2021–2024.

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Book

The Economy We Don't Experience

Leadership, Communication, and the Credibility Crisis in Economics and Politics

How the chart and the receipt diverge—and what that gap means for compression, signaling, credibility, and leadership under interpretive stress.