USEUROPEAFRICAASIA 中文雙語Fran?ais
    World
    Home / World / Americas

    Obama names Furman as new White House chief economist

    Agencies | Updated: 2013-06-11 09:45

    WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama nominated longtime adviser Jason Furman to be his new chief economist on Monday, elevating a former campaign aide and Clinton administration official to oversee an agency with wide influence over US economic policy.

    Furman will replace economist Alan Krueger as chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers (CEA). Krueger is returning to his post as a professor at Princeton University, from which he has been on leave.

    Furman, a father of two who holds a Ph.D in economics from Harvard University, helped create the economic stimulus package that dominated Obama's first year in office and also advised on the formulation of the president's signature healthcare reform act, tax policy, and budget talks with US lawmakers.

    Obama names Furman as new White House chief economist

    US President Barack Obama announces the nomination of Jason Furman (L) to chair the White House Council of Economic Advisors in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, June 10, 2013. [Photo/Agencies]

    "When the stakes are highest, there's no one I'd rather turn to for straightforward, unvarnished advice," Obama said of Furman during a ceremony at the White House, speaking to an audience of top advisers, other economists and family members.

    "He's worked tirelessly on just about every major economic challenge of the past four and a half years, from averting a second depression, to fighting for tax cuts that help millions of working families make ends meet, to creating new incentives for businesses to hire, to reducing our deficits in a balanced way that benefits the middle class," Obama said.

    The president further filled out his economics advisory panel by naming high-profile University of Michigan labor economist Betsey Stevenson as a member of the three-person council. Stevenson is a former chief economist at the Department of Labor who has drawn attention for her work on the economics of the family.

    Furman served as special assistant to President Bill Clinton at the National Economic Council from 1999-2000 and also did a stint at the World Bank. He has advised Obama since his 2008 presidential campaign.

    "He is brilliant, works harder than anyone I know, and is incredibly influential - both inside the White House and with Congress," said Christina Romer, an economics professor at the University of California, Berkeley, and a former chair of the CEA under Obama.

    "He is a somewhat unusual candidate for CEA chair, but for the current environment, he is perfect. He will absolutely be influential and will ensure that the careful economic analysis CEA can provide is front and center in policy discussions."

    Previous 1 2 Next

    Most Viewed in 24 Hours
    Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
    License for publishing multimedia online 0108263

    Registration Number: 130349
    FOLLOW US
    亚洲国产中文字幕在线观看| 午夜无码中文字幕在线播放| 最近免费中文字幕大全高清大全1| 中文字幕av无码一区二区三区电影 | 久久久久久无码国产精品中文字幕| AV无码免费永久在线观看| 中出人妻中文字幕无码| 暖暖免费日本在线中文| 中文无码vs无码人妻| 久久午夜伦鲁片免费无码| 亚洲中文字幕不卡无码| 中文字幕国产视频| 中文字幕视频一区| 天堂资源中文最新版在线一区| 久久无码一区二区三区少妇 | 久久久久亚洲AV无码观看| 中文字幕欧美日韩在线不卡| 亚洲成a人在线看天堂无码| 久久无码人妻一区二区三区午夜| 中文字幕无码高清晰 | 中文字幕日本人妻久久久免费 | 久久精品国产亚洲AV无码偷窥| 中文字幕亚洲色图| 在线欧美中文字幕农村电影| 天堂网www中文在线| 无码AV一区二区三区无码 | 制服丝袜人妻中文字幕在线| 99久久无色码中文字幕人妻| 亚洲区日韩区无码区| 久久中文精品无码中文字幕 | 人妻精品久久久久中文字幕69| 久久综合一区二区无码| 国产麻豆天美果冻无码视频| 日韩经典精品无码一区| 亚洲AV永久无码精品一区二区国产 | 波多野结衣中文在线| 日本中文字幕中出在线| 精品久久久久久久久中文字幕| 中文字幕在线观看日本| 日日麻批免费40分钟无码| 亚洲国产精品无码久久98|