Council of Economic Advisers

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March 12, 2010 at 1:17 PM EDT

Exploring the Link between Rising Health Insurance Premiums and Stagnant Wages

A steadily growing share of American workers' total compensation is going to health care costs, and increases in employer-sponsored health-insurance premiums have resulted in lower wage growth.
March 5, 2010 at 10:36 AM EDT

Statement on the Employment Situation in February

The unemployment rate remained constant in February, but weather events may have had a substantial negative impact on employment figures -- a trend that may counteracted next month as workers who temporarily did not receive a paycheck return to the payroll.
March 5, 2010 at 10:26 AM EDT

Snowstorms Likely Reduced Measured Payroll Employment in February 2010

Steven Braun, Director of Macroeconomic Forecasting for the Council of Economic Advisers, explains how weather events, like the back-to-back February snowstorms in the Northeast, can affect payroll employment and shorten the workweek.
February 26, 2010 at 3:08 PM EDT

Health Insurance Reform Will Help Small Businesses

A new and enlightening analysis from the Council of Economic Advisers.

SPEECHES & TESTIMONY

Moving Forward on Jobs
Christina Romer, Chair
National Association of Business Economists' 26th Annual Washington Economic Policy Conference
March 9, 2010

The Economic Assumptions Underlying the Fiscal 2011 Budget
Christina Romer, Chair
Statement to the Press on the Rollout of the FY2011 Budget
February 1, 2010

Health Care Reform and the Budget Deficit
Christina Romer, Chair
Center for American Progress
October 26, 2009

From Recession to Recovery: The Economic Crisis, the Policy Response, and the Challenges We Face Going Forward
Christina Romer, Chair
Testimony before the Joint Economic Committee
October 22, 2009

Back from the Brink
Christina Romer, Chair
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
September 24, 2009

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