White House Council of Economic Advisers

Trump Says a Recession Would Be Worth It, but Economists Are Skeptical

President Trump and his advisers say his policies may cause short-term pain but will produce big gains over time. Many economists are skeptical of those arguments.

By Ben Casselman

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Biden’s Chief Economist Processes the Election With ‘Confusion, Guilt’

Jared Bernstein, the chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, was a leading architect of “Bidenomics.”

By Talmon Joseph Smith

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A Fed Rate Cut Would Cap a Winning Streak for Biden and Harris on Prices

Improved data on borrowing costs and price growth has buoyed consumers, but it might be coming too late to significantly affect the presidential race

By Jim Tankersley

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Biden Suggests a Bigger Federal Role to Reduce Housing Costs

A new report focuses on the prolonged struggle to build affordable housing across America and suggests federal incentives to help.

By Jim Tankersley and Conor Dougherty