That, in brief, is how Stanley Fischer, the best appointment Benjamin Netanyahu ever made, became a paragon of the ideal civil servant’s skill, vision, and impartiality; the gatekeeping custodian of ...

The economist's work straddled scholarship in global markets and front-line troubleshooting with the International Monetary ...

Fischer was praised for his transformative impact on Israel’s economy and global monetary policy, especially during the global financial crisis of 2008.

His storied career at the IMF, at central banks, and at universities shaped the study of macroeconomics and the next ...

The MIT professor’s varied roles helped shape how a generation of central bankers and economic policymakers do their jobs.

Stanley Fischer, Former Fed Vice Chair and Bank of Israel Chief, Dies at 81 By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Stanley Fischer, who helped shape modern economic theory during a career that ...

Almost all students of economics would have encountered a ‘must read’ book by Dornbusch and Fischer on macroeconomics, which ...

Adding to Martin Wolf’s fine obituary of Stanley Fischer (June 7) it should be noted that, for all his accomplishments and high positions, he was modest, always a good listener and had a fine ...

The House Drew the Line on Green Cronyism — the Senate Better Not Cross It Forgetting the Denominator The late macroeconomist played Milton Friedman’s tune in a new key and made monetary ...

The passing of Stanley Fischer is a moment to reflect on leadership, responsibility, and where Israel’s next generation of leaders may come from, especially as we mark Shavuot, a time of ...

Stanley Fischer, an economist whose work straddled scholarship in global markets and front-line troubleshooting with the International Monetary Fund during financial crises such as Russia’s post ...