Boston Fed’s Latest Role: Community Organizer

The New York Times: BOSTON — Economists do not tend to be social activists. And that is especially true if they work for the Federal Reserve, let alone run one of its 12 regional banks.

But Eric S. Rosengren, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, is not afraid to stand out. In December, he was the only Fed policy maker to vote against the central bank’s decision to begin tapering its stimulus efforts.

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