Interview with Ben Bernanke, recorded in Stockholm on 6 December 2022.
00:00 - Where does your passion for economics come from?
00:50 - What are the key implications of your research?
01:49 - How do you maintain your curiosity?
02:37 - Was there a particular person that influenced you?
05:20 - How do you cope with failure?
06:27 - How do you move past failures and disappointments in your work?
07:31 - What advice would you give to a student or young researcher?
09:35 - Can you tell me a bit about your childhood and teenage years and how this influenced your interest in economics?
12:14 - Do you have advice for young people who had a similar background and who might want to follow a similar path to you?
13:41 - What skills do you need to succeed as a researcher and policy maker? How can young students develop these skills?
15:27 - What skills are important for researchers or students to develop?
16:21 - What made you think that there was more to uncover with bank runs? Do you think it’s important to revisit or re-analyse subjects that people may have studied a lot already?
17:36 - In recent years, a lot more organizations have begun investing in the Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) movement. Is it important to invest in climate conscious actions? Do you think we’ll see more of these in the future?
19:03 - Can you tell us about the object that you are donating to the Nobel Prize Museum?
20:35 - How does it feel going back to academic research after so long as a policymaker?
22:00 - Do you think it’s important to have hobbies outside of your research?
23:21 - If you could give someone one piece of advice, what would that advice be?
24:48 - People often look for mentors when developing their skills. Do you think there’s a certain way to identify and find a mentor?
26:20 - When you’re approaching a problem that you know is going to be difficult, how do tackle that problem?
28:25 - How did you react when you heard you'd received the prize?
29:37 - How does it feel to know that your research has had this lasting impact?