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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 | 253

Why Does It Cost $230 Billion to Repeal Health Reform?

Jan 7, 2011| 

Last spring, the Congressional Budget Office estimated that the new health legislation would reduce the deficit by $143 billion over ten years. Yesterday, CBO estimated... Read »

Johnny Depp and the New Tax Law

Dec 17, 2010| 1

When the President signs the big tax deal later today, will he be cutting income taxes for most families or sparing them a tax hike? Will he be slashing the estate... Read »

200 Countries, 200 Years

Dec 4, 2010| 

Courtesy of the BBC. here’s the newest version of Hans Rosling’s famous presentation on economic growth and life expectancy. Keep an eye out for the moments... Read »

How Much Did TARP Cost?

Nov 29, 2010| 

The much-maligned TARP program will cost taxpayers only $25 billion according to the latest estimates from the Congressional Budget Office. That’s substantially... Read »

NYT: You Fix the Budget

Nov 14, 2010| 

Over at the New York Times, David Leonhardt, Bill Marsh, Shan Carter, Matthew Ericson, and Kevin Quealy have prepared a great online tool for analyzing federal... Read »

DC’s New Mayor Should Say No to Taxi Medallions

Nov 10, 2010| 

I love taxi medallions. As an example for my microeconomics students, not as policy. Just last week, I used New York City’s medallion system to show how an entry... Read »

Another Solid Month for America’s Railroads

Nov 9, 2010| 

October was another solid month for America’s railroads, according to the Association for American Railroads. October traffic was 11% higher than the depressed... Read »

How Corrupt is the United States?

Oct 31, 2010| 

According to a recent study, the United States has more public sector corruption than do many other developed economies. More precisely, Transparency International... Read »

Home Construction Hits Yet Another Low

Oct 19, 2010| 

Housing starts and permits usually dominate the headlines on residential construction data day. In September, for example, single-family starts increased a healthy... Read »

Can the Chilean Miners Solve the Cartel Problem?

Oct 18, 2010| 1

The rescue of the Chilean miners was a heartwarming miracle. The miners have both my sympathy and respect – I can’t even begin to imagine what those first 17... Read »

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