Statements and Speeches of Jason Furman
This is a collection of transcripts of public statements of Jason Furman. Furman served as chair of the Council of Economic Advisers from August 2, 2013 to January 20, 2017.
- 2010s
- The View from the Administration : Remarks at Macroeconomic Advisers' 23rd Annual Washington Policy Seminar
- Total Factor Productivity and Telecommunications: Policy Ingredients for Shared Growth : Remarks at AEI's Center on Internet, Communications, and Technology Policy
- Prepared Testimony before the Joint Economic Committee
- Fiscal Policy: Accomplishments, Challenges and Opportunities : Remarks at University of Wisconsin at Madison
- ObamaCare is Slowing Health Inflation : Op-Ed for the Wall Street Journal
- Fighting Poverty: The Progress Made and Challenges Ahead : [Remarks] at Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity
- The Path Forward for Raising the Federal Minimum Wage to $10.10 : [Remarks] at Economic Policy Institute
- 50 Years into LBJ's 'War on Poverty': What's the Role for Tax Policy? : [Remarks] at Tax Policy Center
- Keynote Speech at Tax Council Policy Institute's Tax Symposium, Tax Council Policy Institute
- The Economic Outlook and the President's Agenda : [Remarks] at National Association of Business Economists
- Whatever Happened to the Great Moderation? : Remarks at the 23rd Annual Hyman P. Minsky Conference
- The Moment is Right for Housing Reform : Op-Ed for the Wall Street Journal
- The Role of Housing in the Economic Recovery and the Path Forward : Remarks at Real Estate Roundtable
- Lessons for Inclusive Growth from OECD Countries : [Remarks] at OECD Forum, Paris, France
- Global Lessons for Inclusive Growth : [Remarks] at the Institute of International and European Affairs (IIEA) Dublin, Ireland
- Introduction of Joseph Stiglitz : [Remarks] at Sixth Annual Moynihan Prize Award Ceremony, American Academy of Political and Social Science, Washington, D.C.
- White House: New Policy Will Help Home Buyers : Op-Ed for CNN Money
- Remarks at NYU Wagner's School Convocation Ceremony for the Class of 2014, New York, NY
- On Energy, 'All of the Above' is Working : Op-Ed for Politico Magazine
- Unemployment is Down, and We Still Have Work to Do : Op-Ed for the Washington Post
- Opportunities and Challenges in the U.S. Labor Market : [Remarks] at the Hamilton Project at the Brookings Institution, Washington D.C.
- Rural America and the Role of Agriculture in the Broader Economy : Remarks at Rural Opportunity Investment Conference, Washington, DC
- America's Millennials in the Recovery : [Remarks] at The Zillow Housing Forum, Washington, DC
- Good News on Employer Premiums is More Evidence of a Dramatic Economic Change for the Better : Op-Ed for the Huffington Post
- Opportunities and Challenges in the U.S. Labor Market: An Update : [Remarks] at Macroeconomic Advisers' 24th Annual Washington Policy Seminar, Washington, DC
- Remarks on the Clean Power Plan at the American Action Forum and R Street Institution, Washington, DC
- The Economics of America's Clean Energy Future : [Remarks] at University of Pennsylvania Wharton's Public Policy Initiative, Philadelphia, PA
- Business Tax Reform and Economic Growth : [Remarks] at New York University School of Law, New York
- Remarks on Public Sector Spectrum Policy, Brookings Institution, Washington, DC
- Remarks on Social Security and Retirement Security, National Academy of Social Insurance, Washington, D.C.
- Structural Challenges and Opportunities in the U.S. Economy : [Remarks] at London School of Economics
- Patents, Innovation, and Productivity : Remarks at the Sixth Annual Patent Law and Policy Conference, Hosted by Georgetown Law and Berkeley Center for Law & Technology
- The Global Economy: Demand, Supply and Interdependence : Remarks at Globes Israel Business Conference
- The Global Economy: Demand, Supply and Interdependence : Remarks at Palestine Economic Policy Research Institute
- The Truth about Immigration and the Economy : Op-Ed for CNN
- How to Avoid Spectrum Crunch : Op-Ed for the Wall Street Journal
- The Ingredients for Getting the Middle Class Back on Track : Op-Ed for the Wall Street Journal
- Questions and Answers: The Economic Recovery and the Path Forward : Remarks at Economic Policy Conference, National Association for Business Economics (NABE)
- Prepared Testimony before the Joint Economic Committee, "The 2015 Economic Report of the President"
- The U.S. Economic Recovery and Outlook : Remarks at La Fundación Buen Gobierno and La Cámara de Comercio Colombo Americana, Bogotá, Colombia
- The Economic Benefits of the Affordable Care Act : Remarks at Center for American Progress
- Trade, Innovation, and Economic Growth : Remarks at the Brookings Institution
- The Role of Global Trade in Five Major Economic Challenges : Remarks at DIW Berlin
- The Decrease in Oil Consumption and Its Impact on the Economy : Remarks at the Columbia Center for Global Energy Policy
- Smart Social Programs : Op-Ed for the New York Times
- Remarks on Retirement Security at the Bipartisan Policy Center and the Concord Coalition
- The Interplay of Inequality and Growth : Remarks at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Remarks at The Dalton School's Commencement Ceremony for the Class of 2015, New York
- Productivity Growth in the Advanced Economies: The Past, the Present, and Lessons for the Future : Remarks at Peterson Institute for International Economics
- Ten Tips for Interpreting Economic Data
- Trends in Labor Force Participation (Slides) : [Remarks] at National Press Club
- It Could Have Happened Here: The Policy Response That Helped Prevent a Second Great Depression : Remarks at Macroeconomics Advisers' 25th Annual Washington Policy Seminar
- How Can Studying Economics Help Public Policy? : Guest Lecture, Economics 10, Harvard University
- Business Investment in the United States: Facts, Explanations, Puzzles, and Policies : Remarks at Progressive Policy Institute, Washington, D.C.
- Next Steps for Health Care Reform : Remarks at the Hamilton Project
- A Firm-Level Perspective on the Role of Rents in the Rise in Inequality : Presentation at "A Just Society" Centennial Event in Honor of Joseph Stiglitz, Columbia University
- Occupational Licensing and Economic Rents : Remarks at the Brookings Institution
- Sustainable Investing in Light of Recent Progress on Climate Change : Remarks at RFK Compass Conference
- Barriers to Shared Growth: The Case of Land Use Regulation and Economic Rents : Remarks at the Urban Institute
- Fines, Fees, and Bail: An Overlooked Part of the Criminal Justice System That Disproportionately Impacts the Poor : Op-Ed for the Huffington Post
- Thirty Years Without Fundamental Reform: Policy, Politics, and the Federal Tax Code : Remarks at the New York State Bar Association Tax Section
- Three Challenges in the U.S. Labor Market: Participation, Inequality, and Fluidity (Slides) : [Remarks] at World Bank Group
- Prepared Testimony before the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights, Hearing on "License to Compete: Occupational Licensing and the State Action Doctrine"
- Prepared Testimony before the Joint Economic Committee, Hearing on "The 2016 Economic Report of the President"
- Encouraging Innovation and the Role of Tax Policy : Remarks at the Joint International Tax Policy Forum & Georgetown University Law Center Conference
- Labor Market Dysfunctions: Trends, Cycles, and Policy Responses : [Remarks] at EC 2415: Seminar on Macroeconomic Policy, Harvard University
- Why Mass Incarceration Doesn't Pay : Op-Ed for The New York Times
- Economic Perspectives on Incarceration and the Criminal Justice System : White House Event: Economic Consequences of the Criminal Justice System
- Equality and Efficiency: A Global Perspective : [Remarks] at World Bank Group Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management Global Practice Annual Forum
- The United States and Europe: Short-Run Divergence and Long-Run Challenges : Remarks at Bruegel, Brussels, Belgium
- Six Lessons from the U.S. Experience with Tobacco Taxes : [Remarks] at World Bank Conference, "Winning the Tax Wars: Global Solutions for Developing Countries"
- Launch of the 2016 OECD Economic Survey of the United States : Peterson Institute for International Economics
- Is This Time Different? The Opportunities and Challenges of Artificial Intelligence : Remarks at AI Now: The Social and Economic Implications of Artificial Intelligence Technologies in the Near Term, New York University, New York
- The Economic Case for Strengthening Unemployment Insurance : [Remarks] at Center for American Progress, Washington, DC
- Demand and Supply: Learning from the United States and Japan : [Remarks] at ESRI International Conference 2016, Tokyo, Japan
- Beyond Antitrust: The Role of Competition Policy in Promoting Inclusive Growth : [Remarks] at the Searle Center Conference on Antitrust Economics and Competition Policy, Chicago
- Dynamic Analysis, Welfare, and Implications for Tax Reform : [Remarks] at National Bureau of Economic Research Tax Policy and the Economy Conference, Washington, DC
- The New View of Fiscal Policy and Its Application : [Remarks] at Conference: Global Implications of Europe's Redesign, New York
- Inclusive Growth: The Role of Productivity, Inequality, and Participation : [Remarks] at NYU Stern Center for Global Economy and Business, New York
- Inequality: Facts, Explanations, and Policies : [Remarks] at City College of New York, New York
- The New View of Fiscal Policy and Its Application : [Remarks] at France Stratégie, Paris, France
- President Obama's Economic Record and the Challenges Ahead : [Remarks] at the Resolution Foundation, London, United Kingdom
- President Obama's Economic Record and the Challenges Ahead : [Remarks] at Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
- Is This Time Different? The Opportunities and Challenges of Artificial Intelligence : [Remarks] at The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Washington, DC
- Middle-Class Incomes and Innovation Policy : [Remarks] at The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Washington, DC
- Reducing Poverty: The Progress We Have Made and the Path Forward : [Remarks] at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Washington, DC
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2013-2017
Furman, Jason and Council of Economic Advisers (U.S.). Statements and Speeches of Jason Furman. 2013-2017, https://fraser.stlouisfed.org/title/9344, accessed on May 14, 2025.