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’Bernanke, victim of identity theft
Newsweek reported on Tuesday that Fed chairman Ben Bernanke was a victim of identity theft in August 2008 — just a month before the Lehman crisis brought the financial world on its knees.
According to court filings seen by Newsweek,
The potential perils of being a super-star economist
So what element does luck (felicitas, fortuna) play in the mathematical calculations and financial portends of economists? Are these men and women just the latter-day versions of the mystical augurs of old? Could their gift for interpreting and divining the future from earthly ‘signs’ be taken away with just one act of hubris? Must they be humble to keep the gods at bay?
Well,