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I and others were mistaken early on in saying that the subprime crisis would be contained. The causal relationship between the housing problem and the broad financial system was very complex and difficult to predict.
Ben Bernanke
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Ben Bernanke
Age: 70
Born: 1953
Born: December 13
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