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Article: HARVARD'S MANKIW SEEN AS GOOD FIT FOR US POST ECONOMIST IN LINE FOR KEY WHITE HOUSE ROLE
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- January 24, 2003
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Harvard economist N. Gregory Mankiw, who was reported yesterday
to be in line to head the White House's Council of Economic Advisers,
is valued as much for his communication skills as for his economic
insights, according to many of his colleagues.
Glenn Hubbard, the current White House chief economist, is
planning to step down by spring and return to Columbia University,
according to a report in yesterday's Wall Street Journal. No final
decision has been made, but Mankiw (pronounced man-kew) has long been
mentioned as the leading candidate for the post should Hubbard leave.
Although Hubbard told reporters yesterday that the report was "a
bit premature," he did say that he plans to leave ...