Jason Furman

www.hks.harvard.edu

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Professor of Practice at Harvard. Teaches Ec 10, some tweets might be educational. Also Senior Fellow @PIIE. Was Chairman of President Obama's CEA.

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Tweet Apr 7, 2022

Two bad habits, often unconscious, in spinning the latest macro data: 1. Shifting between levels and changes depending on what is most convenient. 2. Using international comparisons (without magnitudes) when convenient, ignoring when not.

by Jason Furman

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Tweet Apr 8, 2021

Earlier today I had an exchange with @StephanieKelton. She referred me to a paper. I read the paper and it makes my point and contradicts her claim. There is a broader lesson here about whether MMT is an alternative positive theory or normative fram

by Jason Furman

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Article Jul 7, 2021

Interview: Jason Furman, former chair of the Council of Economic Advisers

by Noah Smith and Jason Furman