About Christina
Christina Romer is a Professor of the Graduate School at the University of California, Berkeley's Department of Economics. She served as the 25th Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers in the Obama administration from January 2009 to September 2010. Before her government service, she worked at Princeton University as an assistant professor and joined Berkeley in 1988, achieving full professorship in 1993. Her research examines monetary and fiscal policy, the Great Depression, tax policy effects on economic growth, and macroeconomic volatility.
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Expert / AcademicSpeakerBusiness CyclesFederal ReserveFiscal PolicyGreat DepressionMacroeconomicsMonetary PolicyTax Policy
Known for
- Research on monetary policy and the Great Depression
- Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers under Barack Obama
- Work on fiscal policy and tax policy effects
- Analysis of macroeconomic volatility and business cycles
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