Jason Furman

Convey the Economics

A CEA chair is not a political adviser. Just give the President the information he needs to make a good decision.

Myth of the Macro Monolith

What Progressive Tax Reform Should Look Like

Tax reform should focus on our real goalsraising incomes and helping peoplenot on the aesthetic purity of the tax code.

Poverty and the Tax Code

Tax credits have arguably done more to reduce poverty than programs have. It's time to expand them once again.

Our Unhealthy Tax Code

If progressives want to cure what ails the health care system, they first have to put the tax code on the examination table.