Episode 55: The Federal Reserve

<p>On today's lesson: What is the Federal Reserve? How important is it? What tools does the Fed use to manage the U.S economy, and why is it organized differently than other government agencies? Our guest is<a href="https://www.brookings.edu/experts/louise-sheiner/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Louise Sheiner</a>, policy director at the Brookings Institution's Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy. </p>