Jason Furman NARA

Jason Furman NARA @CEAChair44

GDI, another measure of econ output, grew 2.2% in Q1 & was revised up in Q4. Combining GDP & GDI increases accuracy. https://t.co/3pJDnfxz62 — PolitiTweet.org

Jason Furman NARA @CEAChair44

Q1 GDP revised up to 0.8 percent due to strong housing investment & less drag from weak growth abroad. 5 key points: https://t.co/OOfanfTaq9 — PolitiTweet.org

Jason Furman NARA @CEAChair44

No claim picture is proof, there is a large literature on this, see https://t.co/cUqzItlljX https://t.co/RDBPELURVL — PolitiTweet.org

Jason Furman NARA @CEAChair44

@mattyglesias Sometimes an issue really is that simple. — PolitiTweet.org

Jason Furman NARA @CEAChair44

Harmonizing tobacco taxes across products is essential, otherwise some people will just switch to other products. https://t.co/dKxFdyUWJH — PolitiTweet.org

Jason Furman NARA @CEAChair44

Tobacco taxes aren't regressive. Lower-income benefit the most from longer lives & progressive spending like CHIP https://t.co/lBeMis2jsn — PolitiTweet.org

Jason Furman NARA @CEAChair44

Tobacco tax has big public health benefits: lower smoking initiation, less use by smokers & fewer premature deaths https://t.co/l9lM0iVAbR — PolitiTweet.org

Jason Furman NARA @CEAChair44

The demand curve for cigarettes really does slope down. https://t.co/hhK5FtOHZa — PolitiTweet.org

Jason Furman NARA @CEAChair44

Smoking plays a role in rising mortality inequality at middle-age but also declining mortality inequality at birth https://t.co/ApR3EMwmvN — PolitiTweet.org

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Ballpark estimates suggest the 2009 increase in tobacco tax will cut premature deaths from smoking by 15-70K in each cohort of 18 year olds. — PolitiTweet.org

Jason Furman NARA @CEAChair44

My remarks today at @WorldBank review six lessons on tobacco taxes from US experience, especially the 2009 increase https://t.co/cUqzItlljX — PolitiTweet.org

Jason Furman NARA @CEAChair44

RT @wbg_gov: .@CEAChair Jason Furman speaking @WorldBank “Winning the Tax Wars” Watch LIVE May 24 @ 900EST https://t.co/8YeD0RnmdX #Tax4Dev… — PolitiTweet.org

Jason Furman NARA @CEAChair44

RT @CEAJay: The case for optimism is strong: a truly global effort to lift growth is needed, but possible. See full speech here https://t.c… — PolitiTweet.org

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Former CEA Chairs & Members celebrate #CEAat70. cc: @Alan_Krueger, @Austan_Goolsbee, @benbernanke, @JosephEStiglitz. https://t.co/szRHcPe2oo — PolitiTweet.org

Jason Furman NARA @CEAChair44

This year marks CEA's 70th anniversary. Great new photos from the event hosted by @BrookingsInst & @davidmwessel: https://t.co/s5sVYk1fLf — PolitiTweet.org

Jason Furman NARA @CEAChair44

@rwest817 It does not. Table 1 has estimates of aggregate costs to victims or direct costs of crime. We considered enforcement a policy cost — PolitiTweet.org

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Welcoming @CEAJay to Twitter! The Council of Economic Advisers is now at full force online cc:@CEASandy — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Bruegel_org: Missed our event w/ @CEAChair? Full recording is now available at https://t.co/3cO1BxbRKm https://t.co/iqg88AxPVr — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @VDombrovskis: Great meeting with Mr Furman, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers on EU&US economies and #Greece programme https… — PolitiTweet.org

Jason Furman NARA @CEAChair44

Econ goal #3: raise labor force participation. Reversing long-term trends requires flexible & supportive labor mkt https://t.co/LnweimOMHY — PolitiTweet.org

Jason Furman NARA @CEAChair44

Econ goal #2: address inequality. Flaws in competitive markets may be increasing econ rents, exacerbating inequality https://t.co/POUjT3UfsB — PolitiTweet.org

Jason Furman NARA @CEAChair44

Econ goal #1: raise productivity. Across advanced economies, productivity growth and business investment have slowed https://t.co/z0T2ND2Q6A — PolitiTweet.org

Jason Furman NARA @CEAChair44

With a persistent demand shortfall across the global economy, supportive fiscal policy will be critical to boosting growth. — PolitiTweet.org

Jason Furman NARA @CEAChair44

Different policies post-financial crisis, especially fiscal support, led to divergence in US & European economies https://t.co/1CWFclbToz — PolitiTweet.org

Jason Furman NARA @CEAChair44

My @Bruegel_org remarks on US & European economies & 3 shared issues: productivity, inequality & labor force partic. https://t.co/nVhETASsGu — PolitiTweet.org

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Excited to speak tomorrow at @Bruegel_org on short- and long-run issues in US & European economies. Livestream here https://t.co/fPJA9UJdFB) — PolitiTweet.org

Jason Furman NARA @CEAChair44

Beveridge curve seems to have shifted outward in recovery, possibly due to online job search raising vacancies. https://t.co/Z9n4PzPSKg — PolitiTweet.org

Jason Furman NARA @CEAChair44

Great Recession impact varied significantly across States. Two-thirds now have unemployment below pre-recession avg. https://t.co/cRAwRzHuOb — PolitiTweet.org

Jason Furman NARA @CEAChair44

With strong recovery, unemployment shifting toward new/returning workforce entrants & those choosing to leave jobs. https://t.co/YW6FPRbUjX — PolitiTweet.org

Jason Furman NARA @CEAChair44

U.S. businesses have added 14.6 million jobs over 74 straight months, extending the longest streak on record. https://t.co/sWDsr9HfMn — PolitiTweet.org