Christina Romer

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Christina Romer

Former Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers

Christina Romer's Posts

Economy

The Employment Situation in August

September 3, 2010 at 9:44 AM EDT

Private sector employment increased by 67,000 in August and the unemployment rate rose to 9.6%.

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Economy

The Employment Situation in July

August 6, 2010 at 9:45 AM EDT

Private nonfarm payroll employment increased by 71,000 in July and the unemployment rate remained at 9.5%.

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Economy

Advance Estimate of GDP for 2010:Q2 and GDP Revisions

July 30, 2010 at 9:33 AM EDT

Real GDP rose 2.4% in the second quarter of 2010. The historical revision shows a deeper recession through the second quarter of 2009.

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Economy

Extending High-Income Tax Cuts is the Wrong Answer for the Recovery

July 28, 2010 at 3:20 PM EDT

A tax cut for high-income earners is a particularly ineffective job creation measure.

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Economy

The Employment Situation in June

July 2, 2010 at 9:30 AM EDT

Private nonfarm payroll employment increased by 83,000 in June and the unemployment rate fell two-tenths of a percentage point to 9.5%.

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Economy

The Employment Situation in May

June 4, 2010 at 9:30 AM EDT

Payroll employment grew by 431,000 in May – the largest one month employment gain since March 2000.

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Economy

The Employment Situation in April

May 7, 2010 at 9:38 AM EDT

Payroll employment increased 290,000 in April - the largest one month gain since 2006.

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Economy

Statement on the Advance Estimate of GDP for the First Quarter of 2010

April 30, 2010 at 9:46 AM EDT

CEA Chair Christina Romer writes that the economy has improved dramatically over the past year.

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Economy

Council of Economic Advisers Releases a New Report on the Recovery Act

April 14, 2010 at 12:35 PM EDT

A new report by the Council of Economic Advisers finds that the Recovery Act is responsible for 2.5 million jobs. The report also shows that Recovery Act tax relief and income supports have had an important impact on real disposable income in the last year.

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Economy

On the Employment Situation in March

April 2, 2010 at 9:39 AM EDT

Christina Romer, Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, discusses the jobs numbers for March, 2010.

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