Martin Feldstein

Martin Feldstein, Professor of Economics at Harvard University and President Emeritus of the National Bureau of Economic Research, chaired President Ronald Reagan’s Council of Economic Advisers from 1982 to 1984. In 2006, he was appointed to President Bush's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board, and, in 2009, was appointed to President Obama's Economic Recovery Advisory Board. Currently, he is on the board of directors of the Council on Foreign Relations, the Trilateral Commission, and the Group of 30, a non-profit, international body that seeks greater understanding of global economic issues.

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EconomicsJUL 26, 2017 18

How Would Health-Care Reform Affect Patient Health?

The US Congressional Budget Office has estimated that some 32 million people would lose their formal insurance coverage in the next decade under the various proposals to replace "Obamacare." But it is… read more

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Business & FinanceJUN 27, 2017 11

Does Addressing Bilateral Trade Imbalances Work?

Even if China opened its markets fully to US goods and services, the total US trade deficit would not change. But focusing on imbalances with individual countries can nonetheless lead to desirable pol… read more

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EconomicsMAY 30, 2017 8

Trump’s Foreign Policy Reversals

Many observers say that US President Donald Trump accomplished little during the first 100 days of his administration. That is not strictly true: he reversed major positions on defense and trade polic… read more

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EconomicsAPR 25, 2017 40

Inconvenient Truths About the US Trade Deficit

Reducing the US trade deficit requires Americans to save more or invest less. On their own, policies that open other countries’ markets to US products, or close US markets to foreign products, will no… read more

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EconomicsMAR 29, 2017 15

The Risks to America’s Booming Economy

After a long and slow recovery from the recession that began a decade ago, the US economy is poised for robust growth this year. But, although the economy currently is healthy, it is also fragile, owi… read more

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Sustainability & EnvironmentFEB 21, 2017 15

A Conservative Plan to Combat Global Warming

A carbon tax is the simplest and economically most efficient way to limit carbon dioxide emissions. Ideally, the tax would be imposed on businesses and households at the same time that cumbersome envi… read more

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EconomicsJAN 30, 2017 25

The Shape of US Tax Reform

The Republican-controlled US House of Representatives has been preparing for years for an overhaul of how corporate profits and personal income are taxed. Now, with a Republican majority in the Senate… read more

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EconomicsDEC 22, 2016 9

The Destructive Power of Inflation

Argentina’s experience holds two crucial lessons for other countries. First, price stability is fragile, and the inflation rate can rise rapidly. And, second, high rates of inflation remain in the pub… read more

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EconomicsNOV 28, 2016 15

Will Trump’s Plan Really Boost US Demand?

Ever since Donald Trump won the US presidential election, the press and financial markets have focused on his proposal to cut taxes and to spend $1 trillion on infrastructure over the next decade. But… read more

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Martin Feldstein

How Would Health-Care Reform Affect Patient Health?

Does Addressing Bilateral Trade Imbalances Work?

Trump’s Foreign Policy Reversals

Inconvenient Truths About the US Trade Deficit

The Risks to America’s Booming Economy

A Conservative Plan to Combat Global Warming

The Shape of US Tax Reform

The Destructive Power of Inflation

Will Trump’s Plan Really Boost US Demand?

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