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NEWS ABOUT: Christina Romer

Christina Romer stories: 7 news summaries
TALK SHOW ROUNUP



 Geithner Won't 
 Rule Out 
 Middle Class 
 Tax Hike 

Romer says the economy hasn't bottomed yet

Aug 2, 09 10:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama’s top economic advisers fanned out across the Sunday talk shows today, with Tim Geithner leaving open the possibility that Obama would renege on a campaign promise not to raise taxes on the middle class. “We’re going to have to do what’s necessary” to revive... More »

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health care • Barack Obama • taxes • economy • Timothy Geithner • Christina Romer • Cash for Clunkers

OPINION

We're Doomed Without
Another Stimulus: Krugman

Jobs report offers scary echoes of 1930s stagnation

Jul 3, 09 7:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - Yesterday's grim jobs report is the clearest sign yet that the US desperately needs another fiscal stimulus, writes Paul Krugman in the New York Times. This is 1930s redux: a Democratic president has pushed through an insufficient program, while strapped state governments cancel out federal spending with their own budget... More »

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Barack Obama • recession • unemployment • deflation • Paul Krugman • economic stimulus package • Great Depression • job • Christina Romer

ANALYSIS

 Obama Needs 
 Help Selling 
 Economic Plans 

His team lacks common touch

Mar 24, 09 10:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - The White House economic team is great on policy, but when it comes to reassuring the public, President Obama is on his own, Peter Nicholas and Peter Wallsten write in the LA Times. "The ability to communicate with average people was not what these people were chosen for,"... More »

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Treasury Department • economic stimulus package • Larry Summers • economy • Obama administration • Wall Street bailout • President Obama • Timothy Geithner • Christina Romer

TALK SHOW ROUNDUP

 Bloomberg: Geithner's 
 'the Guy I Would Want' 

Frank: Let's sue AIG; Gregg: Congress unruly

Mar 22, 09 11:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - Amidst calls for his ouster, Timothy Geithner can bank on big name supporters: Arnold Schwarzenegger told NBC’s Meet the Press he has confidence in the embattled Treasury secretary, while Michael Bloomberg added that Geithner “is exactly the guy that I would want.” On Fox News Sunday, Christina... More »

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Arnold Schwarzenegger • Michael Bloomberg • talk show • AIG • Timothy Geithner • Christina Romer • executive bonuses

Obama Widens Goals, Now Wants 3M Jobs

Recovery plans grow as advisers predict
9% unemployment

Dec 20, 08 5:37 PM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama is expanding his plans to reverse the nation’s financial crisis and will seek to create 3 million jobs in the next two years, up from the goal of 2.5 million he proposed last month, the New York Times reports. The new figure follows a meeting in... More »

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Barack Obama • Congress • Martin Feldstein • economic stimulus package • economy • job • Lawrence Summers • Christina Romer

analysis

Romer Will Be Summers Ally, but With a Deft Touch

Pick for Council of Economic Advisers chair known for 'deft touch'

Nov 28, 08 11:59 AM CST
(Newser) - Relative unknown Christina Romer was a smart pick to lead Barack Obama's Council of Economic Advisers, Lisa Lerer writes for Politico. The Berkeley professor is a Depression expert, and "right now, you want a business cycle stabilization chair," one colleague said. She describes herself as having “liberal... More »

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Barack Obama • transition • economy • Council of Economic Advisers • President Obama • Christina Romer

Berkeley Prof
to Head Council
of Economic Advisers

Christina Romer is expert on recessions

Nov 24, 08 11:06 AM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama has chosen Christina Romer, a Berkeley economics professor, to lead the Council of Economic Advisers, ABC News reports. The council analyzes economic developments and recommends policy for the president. Obama will announce Romer’s appointment, along with the rest of his economic team, today. More »

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Barack Obama • recession • National Bureau of Economic Research • Larry Summers • Council of Economic Advisers • President Obama • Timothy Geithner • Christina Romer

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