Christina Romer

Why She Matters

Professor Romer headed the White House Council of Economic Advisers during one of the worst economic crises ever to hit the United States. After the country weathered the worst of the storm, she returned to teaching at the University of California-Berkeley.

Romer is considered one of the premiere Great Depression academics. She and her husband, David Romer, form a powerful economic duo. The two California-Berkeley professors have published a variety of papers together, which at times run counter on tax policy to President Obama's own opinions. The pair have also questioned the Federal Reserve's ability to soothe recessions in the post-World War II economy by controlling monetary policy through such actions as lowering interest rates.

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