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2 days ago | 
nytimes.com | David Leonhardt |Jason Furman |Jillian Weinberger
A Harvard economist argues that a decline in manufacturing jobs is not what ails the United States. Jason Furman, an economist who was an adviser to President Barack Obama, believes that trade is an unmitigated good - a rarely heard opinion on the right or the left these days. In this episode of "The Opinions," David Leonhardt, the director of the Times editorial board, pushes Furman on the downsides of trade and asks him to explain its benefits - for both Americans and the rest of the world.
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1 month ago | 
foreignaffairs.com | Steven Levitsky |Michael Froman |Jason Furman |Daniel Rosen
In early February, as he flew in Air Force One above the body of water he’d recently renamed the Gulf of America, President Donald Trump declared that he would levy tariffs on all imported steel and aluminum. Two weeks later, he issued a presidential memorandum laying out new guidance for screening investment from Chinese firms in the United States and U.S. firms into China.
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1 month ago | 
foreignaffairs.com | Steven Levitsky |Michael Froman |Jason Furman |Daniel Rosen
In early February, as he flew in Air Force One above the body of water he’d recently renamed the Gulf of America, President Donald Trump declared that he would levy tariffs on all imported steel and aluminum. Two weeks later, he issued a presidential memorandum laying out new guidance for screening investment from Chinese firms in the United States and U.S. firms into China.
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2 months ago | 
city-journal.org | Jason Furman |Allison Schrager |Jordan McGillis
Jason Furman joins Allison Schrager and Jordan McGillis to discuss trade-offs in economic policy decision-making. Jordan McGillis: Welcome back to 10 Blocks. I’m Jordan McGillis, economics editor of City Journal. Allison Schrager: And I’m Allison Schrager. I’m a senior fellow at Manhattan Institute, a contributing editor at City Journal and a columnist at Bloomberg Opinion.
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2 months ago | 
foreignaffairs.com | Mariana Mazzucato |Jason Furman |Matthew J. Slaughter |David Wessel
In many ways, Donald Trump’s election to a second term as U.S. president is a story of economic dissatisfaction. For the first time in decades, the Democratic candidate received more support from the richest Americans than from the poorest. In 2020, most voters from households earning less than $50,000 a year opted for the Democrat, Joe Biden; in 2024, they favored the Republican, Trump. Those making more than $100,000 a year, meanwhile, were more likely to vote for Kamala Harris than for Trump.
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2 months ago | 
foreignaffairs.com | Matthew J. Slaughter |David Wessel |Jason Furman |Amy Pope
For the United States, these are trying times. Americans are overcome with an unshakable sense of economic malaise. The top-line indicators are good: unemployment is low, inflation is declining, and the country remains the richest in the world. Yet in poll after poll, most Americans say they are unhappy with the state of the economy today and its prospects for tomorrow. Only a quarter consider the economy good or excellent.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
wsj.com | Jason Furman
Economics is stingy about offering up free lunches. Yet politicians on both left and right love to try to serve them. The liberal vice is thinking that all good things go together. Every progressive goal will simultaneously boost economic growth and create jobs. Any lockdown that prevented Covid’s spread helped the economy. Environmental regulations create green jobs while reducing emissions. Child-care requirements and hiring preferences help microchip production.
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Dec 25, 2024 | 
wsj.com | Jason Furman
WSJ Opinion: Hits and Misses of the WeekYour browser does not support HTML5 video. 0:00Paused0:00 / 1:43WSJ Opinion: Hits and Misses of the WeekPlay video: WSJ Opinion: Hits and Misses of the WeekThe Federal Reserve’s decision to cut rates in December is puzzling yet also illuminating. It has given me greater appreciation for the many virtues of monetary-policy rules.
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Dec 23, 2024 | 
piie.com | Natacha Valla |Olivier Blanchard |Jason Furman
This event, jointly organized by the Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE) and the Sciences Po School of Management and Impact, explores the evolving dynamics of the transatlantic relationship as the United States prepares for a new presidential term.
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Dec 4, 2024 | 
wsj.com | Jason Furman
Treasury Secretary nominee Scott Bessent’s goal of reducing the federal budget deficit to 3% of gross domestic product by 2028 is a sensible aspiration. Achieving it will be difficult. The Congressional Budget Office projects the deficit will be 6% of GDP in 2028. President-elect Trump’s policies could push it to 8%. To meet the 3% goal, Mr. Trump would need to abandon some of his campaign proposals, as newly elected presidents have done before, and add trillions in new savings.
