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Economic advisers to Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama talked about the future of the U.S. economy, health care, education, and entitlement policies. They responded to questions fro…

Charles Goodhart of the London School of Economics and Stanford University Professor John Taylor gave summaries of their respective papers on of the role of central banks. Afterward, former …

Christina Romer talked about the first twenty months of the Obama administration. In her remarks she called for more federal stimulus funds. Following her remarks she responded to questions…

Christina Romer testified on the U.S. economic outlook. Among the topics she addressed was a report from the Council of Economic Advisors which said that the economic stimulus bill had creat…

Christina Romer spoke with Greg Ig on the topic “Innovation and the future of the U.S. economy.” She also responded to questions from the audience. Innovation: Fresh Thinking for the Ideas …

Senior women financial officials in the Obama administration talked about their careers, obstacles they had overcome, and their vision of future financial reforms.

First lady Michelle Obama delivered opening remarks at a White House conference on workplace flexibility. Labor leaders, CEOs, small business owners, and policy experts shared their ideas an…

Top White House economic advisers testified on the fiscal 2011 budget and economic outlook. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said that the worst days for the U.S. economy are “behind us” …

Christina Romer talked about the impact of the economic stimulus on the economy, the unemployment rate, the Obama administration’s fiscal year 2011 budget, and the budget deficit. She also s…

Christina Romer spoke at the White House daily briefing about the just-released Economic Report of the President, an annual report written by the chair of the Council of Economic Advisers. S…

Peter Orszag and Christina Romer spoke to reporters about the release of the proposed fiscal year 2011 federal budget. The $3.8 trillion federal budget included a $100 billion jobs package, …

Christina Romer spoke to reporters following her remarks on the economic stimulus package at the Economic Club of Washington.

Christina Romer evaluated the success of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act at the five-month point. She explained the motivations and logic behind the stimulus, how the funds were a…

Christina Romer testified about health care reform proposals and the potential economic impact of plans to expand health care coverage to all Americans and reduce costs. She said costs could…

Christina Romer, chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, talked by remote video about the Obama administration’s spending priorities and efforts to set the U.S. economy on an …

Christina Romer outlined lessons that can be learned from the Great Depression and applied to the current economy. Before she joined the Obama Administration, Dr. Romer taught economic histo…

Peter Orszag and Christina Romer gave an overview of the proposed fiscal year 2010 budget. The plan called for spending $3.55 trillion in fiscal 2010 and makes changes to increase current sp…