Christina Romer | |
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| 25th Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers | |
| In office January 29, 2009 – September 3, 2010 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Edward Lazear |
| Succeeded by | Austan Goolsbee |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Christina Duckworth December 25, 1958 Alton, Illinois, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | David Romer |
| Education | College of William & Mary (BA) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MA, PhD) |
Christina Duckworth Romer (née Duckworth; born December 25, 1958) is the Class of 1957 Garff B. Wilson Professor of Economics at the University of California, Berkeley and a former chair of the Council of Economic Advisers in the Obama administration.[1][2] She resigned from her role on the Council of Economic Advisers on September 3, 2010.[3]
After her nomination and before the Obama administration took office, Romer worked with economist Jared Bernstein to co-author the administration's plan for recovery from the 2008 recession.[4] In a January 2009 video presentation,[5] she discussed details of the job creation program that the Obama administration submitted to Congress.
- ^ Bohan, Caren (November 24, 2008). "Obama taps Berkeley professor as senior economist". Reuters.
- ^ "Obama to Tap Berkeley Prof to Chair Council of Economic Advisers". ABC News. November 24, 2008.
- ^ Calmes, Jackie (5 August 2010). "Top Obama Adviser on Economics to Step Down". The New York Times.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-08. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Video: Christina Romer explains a new report about job creation | Change.gov: The Obama-Biden Transition Team". Change.gov. 2009-01-11. Archived from the original on 2011-10-05. Retrieved 2011-09-20.