Monday, October 11, 2010

GOP Senate Blocks Nobel Winner In Economics

For months now, Sen. Richard Shelby has been blocking the nomination of economist Peter Diamond to join the board of the Federal Reserve. “I do not believe he’s ready to be a member of the Federal Reserve Board,” Shelby said, “I do not believe that the current environment of uncertainty would benefit from monetary policy decisions made by board members who are learning on the job.” Today, Diamond won the Nobel Prize in economics.

- Ezra Klein

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