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Things Didn’t Go as Planned. Gregory Mankiw, November 17, 2013, Opinion. "Alan Greenspan is one of the most famous living economists. But he is not what you would call an economist’s economist. To appreciate Greenspan’s unusual status, you have to understand the social dynamic of the economics profession. There is a standard route to becoming a star economist. This path was followed by the three economists whose names we have all been hearing recently: Ben Bernanke, Larry Summers and Janet Yellen..." Link verified August 21, 2014