The Next Fed Chair(woman)?

Barron’s profiles some female economists who are plausible candidates for the role of Fed Chair, although most can be ruled out as a Greenspan replacement because of their Democrat sympathies.  The story quotes Alicia Munnell saying:

“A lower percentage of women compared to men are Republicans,” she notes, “which means there’s a smaller pool of women candidates with appropriate political credentials. This is especially true among academic economists, of which the majority, male and female, are Democrats.”

Interestingly enough, the two women that have served on the Bank of Japan policy board in recent years have invariably been the most hawkish in their voting behaviour.