Speeches, Op-Eds and Testimony
Jason Furman, Chairman
Reducing Poverty: The Progress We Have Made and the Path Forward
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
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January 17, 2017
Op-Ed: US tariffs are an arbitrary and regressive tax
VoxEU
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January 12, 2017
Middle-Class Incomes and Innovation Policy
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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December 15, 2016
Is This Time Different? The Opportunities and Challenges of Artificial Intelligence
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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December 12, 2016
Op-Ed: Minimum wage increases by US states fuelled earnings growth in low-wage jobs
VoxEU
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December 02, 2016
President Obama’s Economic Record and the Challenges Ahead
Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan
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November 28, 2016
President Obama’s Economic Record and the Challenges Ahead
Resolution Foundation
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November 17, 2016
The New View of Fiscal Policy and Its Application
France Stratégie
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November 16, 2016
Op-Ed: Why Aren’t Americans Getting Raises? Blame the Monopsony
The Wall Street Journal
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November 03, 2016
Op-Ed: The New View of fiscal policy and its application
VoxEU
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November 02, 2016
Extracting the Signal From the Noise: 7 Tips for Interpreting Macroeconomic Data
Milken Institute Review
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Fourth Quarter 2016
Op-Ed: Five principles to follow for a new fiscal policy
Financial Times
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October 19, 2016
Inequality: Facts, Explanations, and Policies
City College of New York
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October 17, 2016
Inclusive Growth: The Role of Productivity, Inequality, and Participation
NYU Stern Center for Global Economy and Business
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October 17, 2016
The New View of Fiscal Policy and Its Application
Conference: Global Implications of Europe’s Redesign
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October 05, 2016
Op-Ed: The Success of Evidence-Based Policies
Inside Higher Ed
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September 30, 2016
Op-Ed: Reform land use, promote shared growth of new housing
San Francisco Chronicle
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September 26, 2016
Op-Ed: How Obama has narrowed the income inequality gap
The Washington Post
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September 23, 2016
Dynamic Analysis, Welfare, and Implications for Tax Reform
National Bureau of Economic Research Tax Policy and the Economy Conference
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September 22, 2016
Op-Ed: How to Protect Workers From Job-Stealing Robots
The Atlantic
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September 21, 2016
Beyond Antitrust: The Role of Competition Policy in Promoting Inclusive Growth
Searle Center Conference on Antitrust Economics and Competition Policy
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September 16, 2016
Op-Ed: Student Loans and College Quality: Effects on Borrowers and the Economy
VoxEU
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August 4, 2016
Demand and Supply: Learning from the United States and Japan
ESRI International Conference
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August 2, 2016
The Truth about Higher Education and Student Loans
The Huffington Post
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July 19, 2016
The Economic Case for Strengthening Unemployment Insurance
Center for American Progress
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July 11, 2016
Is This Time Different? The Opportunities and Challenges of Artificial Intelligence
New York University: AI Now Symposium
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July 7, 2016
Op-Ed: The Long-Term Decline in US Prime-Age Male Labour Force Participation
VoxEU
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July 6, 2016
Op-Ed: Needing a license to work in so many jobs is hurting the economy
CNNMoney
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June 17, 2016
Launch of the 2016 OECD Economic Survey of the United States
Peterson Institute for International Economics
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June 16, 2016
The Truth About American Unemployment
Foreign Affairs
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July/August 2016 Issue
Productivity, Inequality, and Economic Rents
RegBlog
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June 13, 2016
Six Lessons from the U.S. Experience with Tobacco Taxes
World Bank Conference: “Winning the Tax Wars: Global Solutions for Developing Countries”
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May 24, 2016
The United States and Europe: Short-Run Divergence and Long-Run Challenges
Bruegel
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May 11, 2016
Equality and Efficiency: A Global Perspective
World Bank Group Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management Global Practice Annual Forum
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May 2, 2016
Op-Ed: Fiscal policy remains critical for much of the world economy
VoxEU
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April 29, 2016
Economic Perspectives on Incarceration and the Criminal Justice System
White House Event: Economic Consequences of the Criminal Justice System
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April 25, 2016
Op-Ed: Why Mass Incarceration Doesn't Pay
New York Times
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April 21, 2016
Op-Ed: What Progressive Tax Reform Should Look Like
Democracy Journal
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April 4, 2016
Labor Market Dysfunctions: Trends, Cycles, and Policy Responses
Guest Lecture, Economics 2415 Harvard University
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March 29, 2015
Op-Ed: Forms and Sources of Inequality in the United States
VoxEU
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March 17, 2016
Encouraging Innovation and the Role of Tax Policy
Joint International Tax Policy Forum & Georgetown University Law Center Conference
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March 11, 2016
Prepared Testimony for Hearing on "The 2016 Economic Report of the President "
United States Congress Joint Economic Committee
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March 2, 2016
Perspective: The Cadillac Tax — A Crucial Tool for Delivery-System Reform
The New England Journal of Medicine
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February 3, 2016
Prepared Testimony for Hearing on "License to Compete: Occupational Licensing and the State Action Doctrine"
United States Senate Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights
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February 2, 2016
Three Challenges in the U.S. Labor Market: Participation, Inequality, and Fluidity
World Bank Group
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January 28, 2016
Thirty Years Without Fundamental Reform: Policy, Politics, and the Federal Tax Code
New York State Bar Association Tax Section
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January 26, 2016
Op-Ed: Fines, Fees, and Bail: An Overlooked Part of the Criminal Justice System That Disproportionately Impacts the Poor
The Huffington Post
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December 03, 2015
Barriers to Shared Growth: The Case of Land Use Regulation and Economic Rents
The Urban Institute
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November 20, 2015
Sustainable Investing in Light of Recent Progress on Climate Change
RFK Compass Conference
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November 13, 2015
Occupational Licensing and Economic Rents
The Brookings Institution
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November 2, 2015
A Firm-Level Perspective on the Role of Rents in the Rise in Inequality
Event in Honor of Joseph Stiglitz: Columbia University
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October 16, 2015
Next Steps for Health Care Reform
The Hamilton Project
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October 7, 2015
Business Investment in the United States: Facts, Explanations, Puzzles, and Policies
Progressive Policy Institute
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September 30, 2015
How Can Studying Economics Help Public Policy?
Guest Lecture, Economics 10 Harvard University
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September 21, 2015
It Could Have Happened Here: The Policy Response That Helped Prevent a Second Great Depression
Macroeconomic Advisers’ 25th Annual Washington Policy Seminar
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September 9, 2015
Trends in Labor Force Participation
Retirement Research Consortium
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August 6, 2015
Ten Tips for Interpreting Economic Data
Third Way
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July 24, 2015
Productivity Growth in the Advanced Economies: The Past, the Present, and Lessons for the Future
Peterson Institute for International Economics
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July 9, 2015
Op-Ed: The surprising decline in US petroleum consumption
VoxEU
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July 9, 2015
Rebalancing the U.S. Economy
The International Economy
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Spring 2015
Remarks at The Dalton School’s Commencement Ceremony for the Class of 2015
The Dalton School
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June 11, 2015
The Interplay of Inequality and Growth
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
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June 2, 2015
Remarks on Retirement Security
The Bipartisan Policy Center and the Concord Coalition
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May 12, 2015
Op-Ed: Smart Social Programs
The New York Times
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May 11, 2015
The Decrease in Oil Consumption and Its Impact on the Economy
Columbia Center for Global Energy Policy
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April 28, 2015
The Role of Global Trade in Five Major Economic Challenges
DIW Berlin
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April 20, 2015
Trade, Innovation, and Economic Growth
The Brookings Institution
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April 8, 2015
The Economic Benefits of the Affordable Care Act
Center for American Progress
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April 2, 2015
The U.S. Economic Recovery and Outlook
La Fundación Buen Gobierno and La Cámara de Comercio Colombo Americana
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March 24, 2015
Prepared Testimony for Hearing on "The 2015 Economic Report of the President"
Joint Economic Committee
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March 18, 2015
Op-Ed: The Ingredients for Getting the Middle Class Back on Track
The Wall Street Journal
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March 11, 2015
Questions and Answers: The Economic Recovery and the Path Forward
National Association for Business Economics
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March 10, 2015
Op-Ed: The cost of delaying action to stem climate change: A meta-analysis
VoxEU
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February 25, 2015
Op-Ed: A brief history of middle-class economics: Productivity, participation, and inequality in the United States
VoxEU
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February 20, 2015
Op-Ed: How to Avoid Spectrum Crunch
The Wall Street Journal
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January 22, 2015
Op-Ed: The Truth About Immigration and the Economy
CNN
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December 9, 2014
The Global Economy: Demand, Supply, and Interdependence
Globes Israel Business Conference
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December 7, 2014
As delivered at Palestine Economic Research Institute: download pdf
December 9, 2014
Patents, Innovation, and Productivity
Georgetown Law and Berkeley Center for Law & Technology
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November 7, 2014
Structural Challenges and Opportunities in the U.S. Economy
London School of Economics
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November 5, 2014
Remarks on Social Security and Retirement Security
National Academy of Social Insurance
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October 23, 2014
Inclusive Growth: For Once, Some Good News
Milken Institute Review
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Fourth Quarter 2014
Remarks on Public Sector Spectrum Policy
Brookings Institution
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September 23, 2014
Business Tax Reform and Economic Growth
New York University School of Law
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September 22, 2014
The Economics of America’s Clean Energy Future
University of Pennsylvania Wharton’s Public Policy Initiative
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September 22, 2014
Remarks on the Clean Power Plan
American Action Forum and R Street Institute
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September 17, 2014
Op-Ed: Good News on Employer Premiums Is More Evidence of a Dramatic Economic Change for the Better
Huffington Post
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September 10, 2014
Opportunities and Challenges in the U.S. Labor Market: An Update
Macroeconomic Advisers’ 24th Annual Washington Policy Seminar
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September 10, 2014
Op-Ed: Understanding the decline in the labour force participation rate in the United States
VoxEU
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August 18, 2014
America’s Millennials in the Recovery
The Zillow Housing Forum
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July 24, 2014
Rural America and the Role of Agriculture in the Broader Economy
Rural Opportunity Investment Conference
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July 23, 2014
Opportunities and Challenges in the U.S. Labor Market
The Hamilton Project at the Brookings Institution
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July 17, 2014
Op-Ed: Unemployment is Down, and We Still Have Work to Do
Washington Post
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July 4, 2014
Op-Ed: On Energy, ‘All of the Above’ Is Working
Politico Magazine
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May 29, 2014
Remarks at NYU Wagner’s School Convocation Ceremony for the Class of 2014
NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
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May 22, 2014
Op-Ed: White House: New Policy Will Help Home Buyers
CNN Money
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May 21, 2014
Introduction of Joseph Stiglitz, Sixth Annual Moynihan Prize Award Ceremony
American Academy of Political and Social Science
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May 8, 2014
Global Lessons for Inclusive Growth
The Institute of International and European Affairs (IIEA)
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May 7, 2014
Lessons for Inclusive Growth from OECD Countries
OECD Forum
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May 5, 2014
The Role of Housing in the Economic Recovery and the Path Forward
Real Estate Roundtable
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April 29, 2014
Op-Ed: The Moment Is Right for Housing Reform
Wall Street Journal
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April 25, 2014
Whatever Happened to the Great Moderation?
Hyman P. Minsky Conference
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April 10, 2014
Democracy Article on Poverty and the Tax Code
Democracy Journal
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March 19, 2014
The Economic Outlook and the President’s Agenda
National Association of Business Economists
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February 25, 2014
Keynote Speech at Tax Council Policy Institute’s Tax Symposium
Tax Council Policy Institute
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February 20, 2014
50 Years into LBJ’s "War on Poverty": What’s the Role for Tax Policy?
Tax Policy Center
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January 24, 2014
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The Path Forward for Raising the Federal Minimum Wage to $10.10
Economic Policy Institute
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January 14, 2014
Fighting Poverty: The Progress Made and Challenges Ahead
Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity
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January 8, 2014
Op-Ed: ObamaCare Is Slowing Health Inflation
The Wall Street Journal
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January 1, 2014
Fiscal Policy: Accomplishments, Challenges and Opportunities
University of Wisconsin at Madison
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November 18, 2013
Prepared Testimony for Hearing on "The Economic Outlook"
Joint Economic Committee
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November 13, 2013
Total Factor Productivity and Telecommunications: Policy Ingredients for Shared Growth
AEI’s Center on Internet, Communications and Technology Policy
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September 17, 2013
The View from the Administration
Macroeconomic Advisers’ 23rd Annual Washington Policy Seminar
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September 12, 2013
Sandra Black, Member
Equal Pay for Equal Work? The State of the Gender Pay Gap
Third Way
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April 12, 2016
Jay Shambaugh, Member
On Growth and Jobs, the White House Supports the Prime Minister
Op-Ed in La Stampa
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October 18, 2016
How Should We Think About this Recovery?
Macroeconomic Advisers’ 26th Annual Policy Seminar
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September 14, 2016
Why the United States Needs the World to Grow
Society of American Business Editors and Writers
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May 21, 2016
Fiscal Space and Fiscal Stimulus
Peterson Institute for International Economics
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April 12, 2016
Betsey Stevenson, Former Member
The Role of the Council of Economic Advisers in Bringing Economic Research to Policy Making
University of Michigan’s Ford School Hosted at the Federal Reserve
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May 30, 2014
Family Participation in the Workforce
Urban Institute
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April 30, 2014
More Than a Number: Combatting Pay Discrimination in the Workplace
Center for American Progress
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April 7, 2014
Next Steps in the White House Evidence and Innovation Agenda
Actionable Intelligence for Social Policy, UPENN
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November 5, 2013
James Stock, Former Member
Op-Ed: On Energy, ‘All of the Above’ Is Working
Politico Magazine
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May 29, 2014
Op-Ed: The Moment Is Right for Housing Reform
Wall Street Journal
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Cyclical Stabilization and the Structure of Mortgage Finance
The Housing Finance Policy Center at the Urban Institute
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November 13, 2013
The Economic Recovery Five Years after the Financial Crisis
NABE Annual Meeting Breakfast Address
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September 10, 2013
Alan B. Krueger, Former Chairman
Fairness as an Economic Force
Learning and Labor Economics Conference at Oberlin College
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April 26, 2013
The Economic Benefits of Commonsense Immigration Reform
The U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Washington, DC
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March 19, 2013
Six Challenges for the Statistical Community
2012 American Statistical Association Conference, San Diego, CA
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July 30, 2012
Reversing the Middle Class Jobs Deficit
The Center on Global Economic Governance, Columbia University,
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April 26, 2012
The Rise and Consequences of Inequality in the United States
Center for American Progress, Washington, DC
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January 12, 2012
Finding Economy Certainty in an Uncertain World
World Affairs Council of Charlotte, Charlotte, NC.
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December 21, 2011
Carl Shapiro, Former Member
The American Jobs Act: What Our Economy Needs Now
Council of Economic Advisors
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September 13, 2011
Christina Romer, Former Chair
Not My Father's Recession: The Extraordinary Challenges and Policy Responses of the First Twenty Months of the Obama Administration
The National Press Club
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September 1, 2010
Impact of the Recovery Act and the Economic Outlook
Testimony to the Joint Economic Committee
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July 14, 2010
Finishing the Job: The Policies Needed to Ensure Full Recovery and Fiscal Stability in the United States
OECD Forum
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May 27, 2010
New Policies for a New Century: Recent Economic Actions through the Lense of the New Deal
College of William and Mary
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May 16, 2010
Treatment and Prevention: Ending the Great Recession and Ensuring that It Doesn’t Happen Again
City Club of Cleveland
May 3, 2010
Back to a Better Normal: Unemployment and Growth in the Wake of the Great Recession
Princeton University Colloquium on Public and International Affairs
April 17, 2010
Moving Forward on Jobs
National Association of Business Economists' 26th annual Washington Economic Policy Conference
March 9, 2010
The Economic Assumptions Underlying the Fiscal 2011 Budget
Statement to the Press on the Rollout of the FY2011 Budget
February 1, 2010
Health Care Reform and the Budget Deficit
Center for American Progress
October 26, 2009
From Recession to Recovery: The Economic Crisis, the Policy Response, and the Challenges We Face Going Forward
Testimony before the Joint Economic Committee
October 22, 2009
Back from the Brink
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
September 24, 2009
So, Is It Working? An Assessment of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act at the Five-Month Mark
The Economic Club of Washington D.C.
August 6, 2009
Preparing the Workers of Today for the Jobs of Tomorrow
Video discussion about a new CEA report featuring questions from Facebook and WhiteHouse.gov
July 13, 2009
The Economic Case for Health Care Reform
Statement before the Committee on Education and Labor of the U.S. House of Representatives
June 23, 2009
The Economic Case for Health Care Reform
Statement before the Committee on the Budget of the U.S. House of Representatives
June 19, 2009
The Lessons of 1937
Guest Article in The Economist
June 18, 2009
The Economic Case for Health Care Reform
Commonwealth Club, San Francisco
June 8, 2009
Health Care Reform is an Economic Necessity
Op-ed Contributor to the Yahoo! Newsroom
June 2, 2009
Growth without Bubbles
Council on Foreign Relations
May 12, 2009
The Economic Crisis: Causes, Policies, and Outlook
Testimony before the Joint Economic Committee
April 30, 2009
Lessons from the New Deal
Testimony before the Economic Subcommittee, Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, United States Senate
March 31, 2009
Lessons from the New Deal for Economic Recovery in 2009
Brookings Institution
March 9, 2009
Fiscal Policy and Economic Recovery
National Association of Business Economists Washington Policy Conference
March 3, 2009
The Case for Fiscal Stimulus: The Likely Effects of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
U.S. Monetary Policy Forum
February 27, 2009
Cecilia Rouse, Former Member
The State of the American Child: The Impact of Federal Policies on Children
Testimony to the Subcommitee on Children and Families
Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
United States Senate
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July 29, 2010
Work-Life Programs: Attacting, Retaining and Empowering the Federal Workforce
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce and the District of Columbia
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
United States Senate
May 4, 2010
The First Year of the Recession: Key Census Indicators of Family Well-Being in 2008 and the Administration's Policy Responses in 2009
Testimony before the Joint Economic Committee
September 10, 2009
