Mumbling with great incoherence: Was it really so difficult to understand Alan Greenspan?

David Jan Jansen

doi:10.1016/j.econlet.2011.05.034

Mumbling with great incoherence: Was it really so difficult to understand Alan Greenspan?

David Jan Jansen^*

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Abstract

We show how most Humphrey-Hawkins testimonies by Paul Volcker and Alan Greenspan were difficult to follow, implying the general public needs information through different, more accessible communications. Still, it is not obvious that Greenspan was increasingly 'mumbling with great incoherence'.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	70-72
Number of pages	3
Journal	Economics Letters
Volume	113
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2011.05.034
Publication status	Published - Oct 2011
Externally published	Yes

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Central bank communication
Greenspan
Readability
Transparency

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