Will the real Paul Volcker please stand up?

[Andy Nguyen]

An exclusive article for Quant Network by William Cohan.

Who is the real Paul Volcker? Author William D. Cohan investigates the changing tone in policy of the influential former Fed Chairman since he was recently appointed chairman of the newly formed Economic Recovery Advisory Board under President Barack Obama.

William D. Cohan, a former senior Wall Street investment banker, is the bestselling author of 2007 Business Book of the Year Awards The Last Tycoons: The Secret History of Lazard Freres & Co. and House of Cards: A Tale of Hubris and Wretched Excess on Wall Street (March 09, paperback available next week). He writes for The Financial Times, Fortune, the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Daily Beast, and appears frequently on CNBC.

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