Jason Furman

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Jason Furman

Jason Furman is the Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers

Jason Furman is the Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers. Prior to this role, he served as Assistant to the President for Economic Policy and the Principal Deputy Director of the National Economic Council. From 2007 to 2008 Furman was a Senior Fellow in Economic Studies and Director of the Hamilton Project at the Brookings Institute. Previously, he served as a Staff Economist at the Council of Economic Advisers, a Special Assistant to the President for Economic Policy at the National Economic Council under President Clinton and Senior Adviser to the Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of the World Bank. Furman was the Economic Policy Director for Obama for America.

Furman, who earned his Ph.D. in economics and a M.A. in government from Harvard University and a M.Sc. in economics from the London School of Economics, has also served as Visiting Scholar at NYU’s Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, a visiting lecturer at Yale and Columbia Universities, and a Senior Fellow at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. He has conducted research in a wide range of areas, including fiscal policy, tax policy, health economics, Social Security, and monetary policy. In addition to numerous articles in scholarly journals and periodicals, Furman is the editor of several books on economic policy, including Path to Prosperity and Who Has the Cure.

Jason Furman's Posts

The Dramatic Slowdown in Health Costs and What It Means for the Economy, Families and the Budget

September 19, 2013 at 11:30 AM EDT

New data out yesterday from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and discussed in a piece in Health Affairs show that economy-wide health spending continues to grow at a historically slow rate.

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Economy

The Employment Situation in August

September 6, 2013 at 9:50 AM EDT

Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 169,000 in August, with the private sector accounting for 152,000 of that gain.

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Middle-Class Tax Cuts

A State by State Look at the Middle-Class Tax Cuts’ Impact on Consumer Spending and Retailers

December 4, 2012 at 11:49 AM EDT

A state by state look at the middle-class tax cuts' impact on consumer spending and retailers.

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Middle-Class Tax Cuts

Increasing Taxes on Middle-Class Families Will Hurt Consumer Spending

November 26, 2012 at 4:30 PM EDT

If Congress doesn't act, the typical middle-class family will see their taxes go up by $2,200 next year, negatively affecting businesses and retailers across the nation.

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Economy

The Resurgence of Manufacturing

July 13, 2012 at 4:42 PM EDT

The manufacturing sector has added 504,000 jobs since January 2010 – the first period of sustained job growth since the 1990s. While there’s more work to be done, we continue to make progress.

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Health Care

Upholding the Affordable Care Act is a Win for Small Businesses

June 29, 2012 at 2:12 PM EDT

The Supreme Court’s decision this week to uphold the Affordable Care Act is a historic win for the nation’s 6 million small businesses and their 54 million employees who will see fewer administrative headaches, pay lower premiums, and receive help to make the cost of covering employees more affordable.

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Economy

Unbalanced Approach to Deficit Reduction

July 19, 2011 at 7:30 AM EDT

Democrats and Republicans agree that we need to get our fiscal house in order and reduce our deficits and debt, but the House plan is more “Duck, Dodge, and Dismantle” than “Cut Cap and Balance.”

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Taxes

Victories For Working Families and Jobs in the Agreement on Tax Cuts and Unemployment Insurance

December 10, 2010 at 4:24 PM EDT

The President is committed to promoting a strong, growing economy – one that’s creating jobs, fostering a thriving middle class, and extending opportunity to all American workers. The bipartisan agreement delivers several key victories that will give the average American family assurance that there will be more money to pay the bills each month.

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Taxes

Victories For Working Families and Jobs in the Agreement on Tax Cuts and Unemployment Insurance

December 10, 2010 at 2:26 PM EDT

The President is committed to promoting a strong, growing economy – one that’s creating jobs, fostering a thriving middle class, and extending opportunity to all American workers. The bipartisan agreement delivers several key victories that will give the average American family assurance that there will be more money to pay the bills each month.

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Innovations

Spurring Innovation and Anchoring Jobs in America

September 22, 2010 at 6:16 PM EDT

Jason Furman, Deputy Assistant to the President for Economic Policy, discusses the importance of Regional Innovation Clusters - an important element of the President’s innovation agenda and a good example of how federal agencies can collaborate to maximize the impact of existing federal investments in key areas like energy and agriculture.

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