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Former Obama administration National Economic Council Director Larry Summers was among those speaking at an Atlantic Council discussion on the ways Russian assets frozen by U.S. sanctions co…

Larry Summers, a former director of the White House National Economic Council under the Obama administration, spoke about the continued need to address inflation despite recent data showing …

Gale Pooley, professor of business management at Brigham Young University-Hawaii, and Marian Tupy, editor of HumanProgress.org, argued that, contrary to the belief of environmentalists, reso…

Former Clinton administration Treasury Secretary Larry Summers said that “the Fed was way slow to recognize the gravity of the gathering inflation storm, even though there was substantial ev…

The Brookings Institution held a virtual discussion on economic and fiscal policy under the incoming Biden administration and 117th Congress. The panelists, which included former Treasury Se…

The Brookings Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy held a discussion on the role inflation plays in shaping U.S. monetary policy. In this session, experts including former Federal R…

The Wall Street Journal hosted its annual CEO Council meeting in Washington, D.C. In this portion, former Clinton administration Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, who also served in the Obam…

Larry Summers, both a former Obama administration White House Economic Council director and secretary of the treasury in the Clinton administration, made remarks on public investments during…

Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers and Harvard Economics Professor Robert Barro talked about the future of economic growth. Both leaders agreed that corporate tax reform and investme…

Panelists talked about the future of work in an age of rapid mechanical and technical advancements. They spoke about the link between technology and workforce success, as well as the impact …

Larry Summers and Ed Balls, chairs of the Inclusive Prosperity Commission (IPC), spoke about a report released by the IPC aimed at reinvigorating the middle class and reducing income inequal…

Larry Summers spoke at the 2014 Export-Import Bank Conference in Washington, D.C. Mr. Summers talked about the economy, the deficit and education. Export-Import Bank President Fred Hochberg …

Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers spoke about U.S. economic policy and a number of issues, including future prospects for economic growth, health care reform, income inequality in the …

Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke was one of four panelists examining policy responses to economic crises. He compared the financial crisis of 2008 to the panic of 1907 and the lessons lear…

Economic advisors from the Clinton, Bush and Obama administrations talked about the economic impact of the 2008 financial crisis. David Wessel moderated. “2008 Revisited: The Economics of…

Lawrence Summers talked about long-term U.S. economic strategy. Among his statements he said that doing away with President Obama’s payroll tax cut was not a good idea in the current economi…

Panelists talked about the case for U.S. tax reform. Topics included tax code simplification and fairness, the value-added tax, the corporate tax rate, and raising taxes to pay for Social Se…

Lawrence Summers was interviewed at an Atlantic summit on economic recovery in the United States and globally. He said the economic growth rate over the next decade would determine the level…

Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers and Glenn Hubbard, an economic adviser to Mitt Romney, talked about the global financial crisis. Among the issues he addressed were the eurozone debt …

Lawrence Summers and Robert Gibbs debated Karl Rove and Alan Simpson on ways to solve U.S. economic issues. The debate included opening remarks, roundtable discussion, and responses to quest…