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...after his 21-year break from government, some predict a return to the nation’s capital may be in store for the 65-year-old economist. Experts say Feldstein—an economic superstar who has gained international respect for his bedrock ideas in academia and policy—is one of three top candidates for the chairmanship of the Federal Reserve...
...began his career as an economist at Harvard nearly 50 years ago, but unlike other contenders for the post, Feldstein hasn’t held a job in Washington since 1984, when he finished a term as chairman of President Reagan’s Council of Economic Advisers (CEA). At the CEA, Feldstein gained a reputation as a conservative economist with a strong dislike for deficits...
...He’s just a good, very natural economist, someone who is able to think through any economic problem and come up with the right answer pretty quickly,” says Professor of Economics Caroline M. Hoxby...
...Feldstein, of course, is one of the outstanding economists of our time,” adds Jorgenson. “He is the economist who is the closest to President Bush....He has a lot of credibility...
...That One Guy From That One TV Show been selected to speak at Commencement, instead of a great economist or head of state like Kofi Annan? I could rattle off all the Emmy’s he’s won or the good deeds he’s done for the arts on campus, but I don’t think that would do the trick...