Current and former federal officials gathered for the launch of The Budget Lab at Yale, a new policy research center, in Washington, DC. Former White House Budget Director Joshua Bolten (200…
60 viewsNASDAQ CEO Adena Friedman, former Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Former Council of Economic Advisers Chair Cecilia Rouse, and Wall Street Journal economics editor Greg Ip discussed the economic…
100 viewsSenator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and a panel of European officials talked about transatlantic competition, antitrust laws, the digital economy and market share. The two-hour virtual event was co…
89 viewsThe Aspen Institute’s Economic Strategy Group hosted a series of presentations and discussions on expanding American economic opportunity. This portion featured a panel discussion about comm…
229 viewsThe Wall Street Journal hosted its annual CEO Council meeting in Washington, D.C. In this portion, former Clinton administration Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, who also served in the Obam…
193 viewsFormer Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers and Harvard Economics Professor Robert Barro talked about the future of economic growth. Both leaders agreed that corporate tax reform and investme…
573 viewsDonald Trump presidential campaign adviser Stephen Moore and Hillary Clinton adviser Gene Sperling debated the economic policy proposals of their candidates. The two were asked a series of q…
1,361 viewsGregory Ip talked about his book Foolproof: Why Safety Can Be Dangerous and How Danger Makes Us Safe, in which he asks whether people are becoming less safe by protecting themselves from ris…
1,122 viewsJason Furman was interviewed at a Wall Street Journal CFO Network day-long forum. He spoke about the U.S. economy and prospects for economic growth.
190 viewsOil market and public policy experts talked about the effects of lower oil prices on energy-exporting nations such as Russia, Iraq, Nigeria, and Venezuela. They also analyzed the foreign pol…
612 viewsErich Strassner and Gregory Ip talked about a government report that analyzed gross domestic product (GDP) by industry for 22 industry sectors on a quarterly basis. The data showed industry …
1,676 viewsGreg Ip talked about the Federal Reserve’s decision to begin “tapering back” on its bond-buying program to stimulate the economy, citing steady job market growth. He explained the program, w…
2,836 viewsJeffrey Immelt was interviewed by Gregory Ip about the state of U.S. manufacturing. Then he responded to questions from three more journalists. He discussed the impact of political uncertain…
980 viewsJournalists talked about economic issues playing a factor in the 2012 presidential election. Topics included Federal Reserve Chair Bernanke’s job performance, economic recovery, the European…
188 viewsRobert Rubin was interviewed at an Atlantic summit on economic recovery in the United States and globally.
399 viewsGene Sperling talked about Obama administration efforts to boost the economy and tackle the deficit, following the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction’s failure to reach agreement on…
397 viewsGregory Ip talked about the current global economic situation. Topics included the G-20 meeting, the Greek economic and political crisis, and how the partisan divide in the United States Con…
148 viewsPanelists talked about the role of government in fostering innovation, and the impact of science and discovery on the U.S. economy.
252 viewsPanelists talked about the impact of the 2010 financial regulations law on the “shadow banking” system, when non-depository banks such as investment, or money market or hedge funds act as in…
415 viewsGregory Ip talked about the latest developments on the U.S. economy and the unemployment rate, which fell to 8.8 percent in March 2011 He also responded to telephone calls and electronic co…
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