Jason Furman NARA

Jason Furman NARA @CEAChair44

Promoting competition is about more than just enforcement—creative policy approaches possible at all levels of govt: https://t.co/tW1DJKq0qe — PolitiTweet.org

Jason Furman NARA @CEAChair44

Possible causes of market power: firm decisions, mergers & acquisitions, barriers to entry, or even innovative ideas that capture the market — PolitiTweet.org

Jason Furman NARA @CEAChair44

Less competitive markets & barriers to entry may help explain long-term trend of declining new businesses formation https://t.co/fB5hoijwtM — PolitiTweet.org

Jason Furman NARA @CEAChair44

Market concentration has risen in most industries in recent decades. Important to develop innovative ways to address https://t.co/uAihJTvhWB — PolitiTweet.org

Jason Furman NARA @CEAChair44

Some evidence suggests decreasing competition, including more profits concentrated among a small set of companies. https://t.co/nxNaCdB10c — PolitiTweet.org

Jason Furman NARA @CEAChair44

Competition offers large benefits for consumers with lower prices, workers with higher wages, & innovators looking to enter new markets. — PolitiTweet.org

Jason Furman NARA @CEAChair44

New CEA issue brief examines one of the best known tenants of economics: the benefits of competition. https://t.co/tW1DJK8p1E — PolitiTweet.org

Jason Furman NARA @CEAChair44

Factors behind pay gap: occupational differences, family responsibilities, negotiation & discrimination. More info: https://t.co/BtbMZbXsjW — PolitiTweet.org

Jason Furman NARA @CEAChair44

Women now earn the majority of all college degrees. Accounting for women’s higher level of education widens pay gap. https://t.co/wMMGiMstbb — PolitiTweet.org

Jason Furman NARA @CEAChair44

Pay gap closed by ~3 percentage pts from 2012-2014 but much work remains. Typical woman still earns 79 cents/dollar. https://t.co/gDW6noNdiL — PolitiTweet.org

Jason Furman NARA @CEAChair44

Happy #EqualPayDay! Women’s earnings are more important than ever to family finances. Flexible workplaces, paid leave & other policies key. — PolitiTweet.org

Jason Furman NARA @CEAChair44

RT @BertelsmannFdn: TUNE IN Thurs 1pm ET #Bertelsmann @FT annual conference on #migration https://t.co/55B11XGStd #bfna16 #refgueecrisis ht… — PolitiTweet.org

Jason Furman NARA @CEAChair44

RT @CEASandy: 5. Policies that narrow achievement gaps for low-income kids offer substantial economic benefits to society. https://t.co/CiR… — PolitiTweet.org

Jason Furman NARA @CEAChair44

RT @CEASandy: Join me today 1pm EST for webinar on long-term effects of growing up low-income & policies to counteract. Register: https://t… — PolitiTweet.org

Jason Furman NARA @CEAChair44

Americans lose $17 billion/year due to conflicted retirement advice. @POTUS & @USDOL taking a big step to fix this https://t.co/0FPAQVPBhe — PolitiTweet.org

Jason Furman NARA @CEAChair44

Want to know more? CEA report shows how conflicted advice lowers returns & decreases savings https://t.co/FrhSdxqQsP https://t.co/Ib3uksvrC7 — PolitiTweet.org

Jason Furman NARA @CEAChair44

New piece on political economy of tax reform, both policy & political challenges of improving tax system: https://t.co/1urYI9Id2l — PolitiTweet.org

Jason Furman NARA @CEAChair44

My new piece out today in @DemJournal: "What Progressive Tax Reform Should Look Like." https://t.co/1urYI9Id2l — PolitiTweet.org

Jason Furman NARA @CEAChair44

Check out CEA's report on early childhood inequalities for a preview: https://t.co/iBBnwBzzWg https://t.co/3wmX6htnXR — PolitiTweet.org

Jason Furman NARA @CEAChair44

On 4/7 @CEASandy will lead a webinar on opportunity gaps in early childhood & importance of policy. Register here: https://t.co/Ft9xTyhlCw — PolitiTweet.org

Jason Furman NARA @CEAChair44

Labor force participation has risen 0.6 percentage points in the past six months, largest six-month rise since 1992 https://t.co/5kE3iakgZP — PolitiTweet.org

Jason Furman NARA @CEAChair44

Pay gap is smaller in weekly wages than annual (ie 79 cents/$) due to difference in # of weeks worked. Helping women work full-time is key. — PolitiTweet.org

Jason Furman NARA @CEAChair44

Since 2007 women’s usual weekly earnings have risen faster than men’s, narrowing pay gap, but more work remains. https://t.co/JEkEubfN0E — PolitiTweet.org

Jason Furman NARA @CEAChair44

Aggregate weekly earnings growth has accelerated over past 2 yrs. Rising real wages account for nearly all of pickup https://t.co/ryKHf60qgN — PolitiTweet.org

Jason Furman NARA @CEAChair44

US businesses have added 14.4 million jobs over 73 straight months, extending the longest streak on record https://t.co/7j8cEoWgDM — PolitiTweet.org

Jason Furman NARA @CEAChair44

Economy added 215K jobs in March. Unemployment at 5% with LFPR & wages up. Five key points on today’s jobs data: https://t.co/WgFarVWhgU — PolitiTweet.org

Jason Furman NARA @CEAChair44

For a preview, check out my speech on fostering innovation through the tax code: https://t.co/49xqs1XdvT https://t.co/FqKt45XEU9 — PolitiTweet.org

Jason Furman NARA @CEAChair44

Speaking today at @PIIE on how fiscal policy can encourage innovation and productivity growth. Live stream at 12:30: https://t.co/gbZKhn33Xu — PolitiTweet.org

Jason Furman NARA @CEAChair44

Excited to visit Minnesota tomorrow with @amyklobuchar and hear from #millennials about their economic priorities: https://t.co/XtAsE5iD0D — PolitiTweet.org

Jason Furman NARA @CEAChair44

@greg_ip will check, but unemployment has consistently come in below forecast — PolitiTweet.org