Economic Growth
What do nationalism and immigration mean for economics?
With nationalist and anti-immigration sentiment spreading across the west, these are the economic positives of embracing immigration.
Jason Furman
Jason Furman is the Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers. He was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on August 1, 2013. Prior to this role, Furman served as Assistant to the President for Economic Policy and the Principal Deputy Director of the National Economic Council.
From 2007 to 2008 Furman was a Senior Fellow in Economic Studies and Director of the Hamilton Project at the Brookings Institute. Previously, he served as a Staff Economist at the Council of Economic Advisers, a Special Assistant to the President for Economic Policy at the National Economic Council under President Clinton and Senior Adviser to the Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of the World Bank. Furman was the Economic Policy Director for Obama for America.
Furman, who earned his Ph.D. in economics and a M.A. in government from Harvard University and a M.Sc. in economics from the London School of Economics, has also served as Visiting Scholar at NYU’s Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, a visiting lecturer at Yale and Columbia Universities, and a Senior Fellow at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. He has conducted research in a wide range of areas, including fiscal policy, tax policy, health economics, Social Security, and monetary policy. In addition to numerous articles in scholarly journals and periodicals, Furman is the editor of several books on economic policy, including Path to Prosperity and Who Has the Cure.
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This is why US employment rates have lagged behind other countries
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Financial and Monetary Systems
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Jobs and the Future of Work
The minimum wage, employment levels and earnings. A view from the US
Examining the impact of the more recent state increases on wages, weekly earnings, and employment among workers in the US.
Economic Growth
The 'New View' of fiscal policy
Jason Furman uses examples from the US and Europe to explain the five principles of a 'New View' of fiscal policy.
Economic Growth
Is rising student debt affecting the rest of the economy?
Economists at the Council of Economic Advisers examine rising student debt, and its potential impact on the wider economy.
Jobs and the Future of Work
President Obama's Council of Economic Advisors on the puzzle of US male labour force participation
Labour force participation among men ages 25-54 in the US has been falling for more than six decades.
Economic Growth
How can we boost the global economic recovery?
Research looks at the US economic recovery and the potential lessons for the rest of the world.
Economic Growth
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