Grading Ben Bernanke’s time at the Fed

Season 2014

Paul Solman take a look at Ben Bernanke's legacy at the Fed.

After eight years, a financial crisis, a Great Recession and an economic recovery, it is Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke’s final day on the job. Economics correspondent Paul Solman looks back at Bernanke’s performance for an assessment of his legacy by two economists.

AIR DATE 1/31/14

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