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Charles W. Eliot Professor and President Emeritus at Harvard. Secretary of the Treasury for President Clinton and the Director of the NEC for President Obama.

Cambridge, MA
Joined January 2011

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  1. The idea that we would repeal Dodd-Frank -- I think that would be a catastrophic kind of error.

  2. Former Treasury Sec : Trump's tax plan could cripple government for a generation.

  3. We need to think about our education system and what kids need to learn.

  4. Today 1 in 7 men btw ages of 25-54 are not working - The central challenge is finding work for everyone:

  5. Listened to Ep. 98 - My interview with from The Axe Files.

  6. International financial institutions are forward defense of U.S. interests.

  7. W/ better analysis & generous spirit & a lot of determination the world can be made a better place - The Axe Files -

  8. As a very young kid I got the sense of the moral significance of economics-The Axe Files

  9. My discussions with on our economy and the state of the middle class on The Axe Files :

  10. Listen to my interview with David Axelrod on The Axe Files

  11. . calls a "scary" choice for Treasury due to his fierce opposition to Fin reform.

  12. . warns that repeal of Dodd-Frank could be "catastrophic;" inviting new crisis.

  13. The ongoing chaos in India and the resulting loss of trust in government fortifies our judgement. My blog posting:

  14. Without new measures to combat corruption, we doubt that India's currency reforms will have lasting benefits.

  15. The most sweeping currency policy change in decades | Summers blog with Natasha Sarin |

  16. Other actions to end creation of high currency notes do not contemplate declaring legal tender 2B no longer legal.

  17. The move, impacts notes that are in widespread use, being valued at 7.34 & 14.68 dollars respectively via

  18. Surprised by the dramatic action taken by Indian PM Modi to demonetize existing 500 & 1000 rupee notes

  19. India put in place the most sweeping change in currency policy in the world in decades- Read my latest blog posting:

  20. ...It is instead to once again make it possible for all who live in our country to feel safe. 2/2

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