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Donald Marron is an economist in the Washington, DC area. He currently speaks, writes, and consults about economic, budget, and financial issues.

From 2002 to early 2009, he served in various senior positions in the White House and Congress including: * Member of the President’s Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) * Acting Director of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) * Executive Director of Congress’s Joint Economic Committee (JEC)

Before his government service, Donald had a varied career as a professor, consultant, and entrepreneur. In the mid-1990s, he taught economics and finance at the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business. He then spent about a year-and-a-half managing large antitrust cases (e.g., Pepsi vs. Coke) at Charles River Associates in Washington, DC. After that, he took the plunge into the world of new ventures, serving as Chief Financial Officer of a health care software start-up in Austin, TX. After that fascinating experience, he started his career in public service.

Donald received his Ph.D. in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and his B.A. in Mathematics a couple miles down the road at Harvard.

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Donald Marron's Latest Articles | 282

Should Economists Pay More Attention to Politics?

May 8, 2013| 

Economists often ignore politics when analyzing policy issues or view politics as a problem to overcome rather than as fundamental. When evaluating a carbon... Read »

Immigration, Dynamic Scoring, and CBO

May 3, 2013| 

Immigration policy poses an unusual challenge for the Congressional Budget Office and the Joint Committee on Taxation. If Congress allows more people into the United... Read »

Consumer Inflation Remains Below Fed Target

Apr 30, 2013| 

The Federal Reserve reportedly wants consumer inflation of about 2 percent per year, as measured by the personal consumption expenditures price index, affectionately... Read »

After 20 Years, Sweden’s Labor Market Still Hasn’t Recovered

Mar 9, 2013| 

By many accounts, Sweden did a great job managing its financial and fiscal crises in the early 1990s. But more than 20 years onward, its unemployment rate is still... Read »

Raising Gas Taxes Beats Boosting CAFE Standards

Feb 22, 2013| 

Here’s a good laugh line if you find yourself in a policy meeting about how to reduce gasoline use: suggest increasing the gasoline tax. During my time in the... Read »

The Balanced Budget Amendment’s $300 Billion Error

Feb 14, 2013| 

The balanced budget amendment introduced by Senate Republicans yesterday contains a striking error. As written, it would limit federal spending much more than they... Read »

Would a Carbon Tax and Corporate Tax Reform Taste Great Together?

Feb 11, 2013| 

Two great tastes often taste great together. Chocolate and peanut butter. Oreos and milk. Popcorn and butter. Could the same be true of carbon taxes and corporate... Read »

Five Key Facts about the House Debt Limit Bill

Jan 22, 2013| 

On Wednesday, the House will vote on a bill to delay the upcoming debt limit showdown. The bill includes no spending cuts, no tax increases, and no platinum coins... Read »

Treasury Puts the Kibosh on Platinum Coins

Jan 12, 2013| 

Ezra Klein reports an official statement from Anthony Coley, a Treasury spokesperson, killing the platinum coin strategy: “Neither the Treasury Department nor... Read »

Is the Trillion-Dollar Platinum Coin Clever or Insane?

Jan 8, 2013| 

Policy wonks are debating whether a trillion-dollar platinum coin would be a clever or insane way for President Obama to play hardball with Republicans in the upcoming... Read »

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