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Biden administration officials joined economists, policy makers and business leaders during Semafor News' first annual World Economy Summit in Washington, DC. A variety of topics were discus…

White House Council of Economic Advisers members testified at a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on the U.S. economy’s strength and challenges. The advisers spoke…

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki held a briefing with economic advisers. The advisers spoke about steps the administration is taking to close the gender pay gap and helping women return…

Vice President Kamala Harris held a roundtable discussion on Equal Pay Day with women leaders of advocacy organizations. Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers Cecilia Rouse joined the di…

President-elect Joe Biden introduced key economic advisers and nominees to serve in his incoming administration. Nominees included former Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen for treasury secr…

Two panels of experts, including former government officials, talked about transformation of the middle class due to the changing economy. This event was part of a Brookings Institution-Bide…

Democratic members of the House Ways and Means Committee heard from witnesses about the Republican tax reform proposal. Among them was Bruce Bartlett, an author and former deputy assistant T…

Vanessa Williamson talked about her book Read My Lips: Why Americans Are Proud to Pay Taxes, in which she examines Americans attitudes on the U.S. tax system in her book. Through a national …

French economist Philippe Aghion talked about economic growth, taxation, and inequality in the U.S. and Europe, followed by a response from Heather Boushey, who served as chief economist for…

The 2016 Democratic Platform Drafting Committee held its second day of hearings to listen to party officials and policy experts on education, jobs, and the economy. “Moving America Forw…

Panelists talked about the U.S. economy and the federal budget. Speakers included Jared Bernstein, former economic adviser to Vice President Biden, Maya MacGuiness of the Committee for a Res…

The Center for American Progress held a forum on U.S. job creation. John Podesta and Robert Rubin made opening remarks. David Autor presented the findings of his report, “The Polarization of…

White House administration officials and women activists talked about a White House report on women in America at a forum hosted by the Center for American Progress.

Panelists talked about the state of the economy, unemployment, economic stimulus programs, and the outlook for job growth. Senator Al Franken (D-MN) joined the closing portion of the panel a…

Heather Boushey talked about President Obama’s proposed infrastructure spending plan outlined in his State of The Union address, and the impact infrastructure spending could have on the econ…

Heather Boushey talked about the underemployment rate, which includes people whose hours have been cut and those who have given up on job searching out of discouragement. The underemployment…

The Center for American Progress held a forum on U.S. job creation. Panelists talked about the job creation and the state of the U.S. labor market. Afterward, they responded to audience memb…

Panelists talked about a report on the effects of allowing illegal immigrants to gain legal status in the U.S. Raul Hinojosa-Ojeda summarized the contents of the report, Heather Boushey and …

The Center for American Progress held a discussion on “The Shriver Report: A Woman’s Nation Changes Everything.” The report focuses on the changing roles of women in both the home and the w…

Panelists spoke about ways in which recent economic stimulus and recovery legislation would affect low-wage workers. Among the topics they addressed were likely areas of job creation, worker…