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Charles Evans is an American economist who served as the president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago from 2007 until his retirement in 2023. As a long-standing member of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), he played a significant role in shaping United States monetary policy following the 2008 financial crisis. Evans is particularly recognized for his advocacy of state-contingent forward guidance, an approach often referred to as the "Evans Rule," which tied future interest rate increases to specific thresholds in unemployment and inflation to better anchor market expectations.

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Charles Evans scores 6.92/10 (Fair) on Lunoo, making it rated in the Economist category. Influential central banker and monetary-policy practitioner; academic research profile is more limited.
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