# Professor Simon Bowmaker’s new book, "When the President Calls," is spotlighted

1 Faculty News December 20, 2019 ![Forbes logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_030508.jpg?itok=SId6k3bx)>

Excerpt from [Forbes](https://www.forbes.com/sites/simonconstable/2019/12/20/volcker-found-economists-useless-new-book-says/?fbclid=IwAR1AEBV_og1SA5YLRl9u2amEw4vXcxEg-rVFrD2HQAl0_-OcDZgKlNYX--g#7c4385094ee9) -- "The main problem with economists, Volcker said, was their inability to make accurate forecasts, according to an interview he gave to [Simon Bowmaker](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/simon-bowmaker), author of the recently published book, 'When the President Calls: Conversations With Economic Policymakers.'"

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