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yglesias.thinkprogress.org - 1/10/2009

The Stimulus Projects

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Christina Romer and Jared Bernstein, incoming CEA Chair and incoming economic adviser to Joe Biden, have released a briefing report on what they think the Obama stimulus proposal will do. In a single graph: The obvious question looking at this is: Why not try for more? But I’m just ...

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krugman.blogs.nytimes.com - 1/10/2009

Romer and Bernstein on stimulus

— krugman.blogs.nytimes.com — Is this enough? OK, Christina Romer and Jared Bernstein have put out the official (?) Obama estimates... of what the American Association of Retired Persons American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan would accomplish. The figure above summarizes the key ... (more) Romer and Bernstein on stimulus

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Jared Bernstein

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change.gov - 1/11/2009

Video: Christina Romer explains a new report about job creation

— change.gov — Christina Romer, the Chair-designate for the Council of Economic Advisers, discusses a new report about what kinds... of jobs and which types of workers will benefit from the proposed American Recovery Act. Learn more about the three to four million ... (more) Video: Christina Romer explains a new report about job ...

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Jared Bernstein

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prospect.org - 1/10/2009

NEW STIMULUS ANALYSIS.

— prospect.org — The transition team has just released a report that analyzes the potential effects of the stimulus package,... written by incoming Council of Economic Advisors Chair Christina Romer and Vice-President-elect Biden's Chief Economic Advisor, Jared ... (more) NEW STIMULUS ANALYSIS.

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Political Animal — ... from the Obama transition team, "consider their reelection prospects, and wonder if maybe they ought to make the bill just a bit bigger so that unemployment line will drop just a bit lower as voters head to the polls; nothing like seeing self-interest and good public policy go hand-in-hand." Right. If Obama is effectively telling lawmakers what kind of performance they can buy for $775 billion, they'll naturally consider even better performance for a higher price tag. And as Matt Yglesias noted , that will probably be fine with the new president: "Nothing I've heard on the ...