Larry Summers on Public Investment
This program was the first in a Brookings Institution series of discussions on public investments that could be made during the early years of the Donald Trump administration.
Larry Summers, both a former Obama administration White House Economic Council director and secretary of the treasury in the Clinton… read more
Larry Summers, both a former Obama administration White House Economic Council director and secretary of the treasury in the Clinton administration, made remarks on public investments during the Trump administration. He stressed the importance of public investments in transportation, drinking water, and education, and for the need to responsibly finance them. Following his remarks, Ed Glaeser, a Harvard University economics professor, discussed with Mr. Summers the merits and pitfalls of various financing mechanisms to fund infrastructure projects.
This program was the first in a Brookings Institution series of discussions on public investments that could be made during the early years of the Donald Trump administration. close
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Edward L. Glaeser Director Harvard University->Taubman (A. Alfred) Center for State and Local Government
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David M. Wessel Founding Director and Senior Fellow Brookings Institution->Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy
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