The goal of long-run economic growth wit... by Christina Romer

Sound Research Policy Goal economist

The goal of long-run economic growth without asset price bubbles is not only achievable, but is something we should expect if we put a sound regulatory framework in place and if policymakers remain vigilant.

- Christina Romer

Other quotes by Christina Romer

Years Government

If you look at the studies coming out of the Congressional Budget Office, the number one thing that's going to blow a hole in the deficit as we go forward 20, 30 years is government spending on healthcare.

- Christina Romer

Financial

What we're going to do is redouble our efforts on financial regulatory reform, because that has in it sensible things like say on pay, so at least the shareholders are minding the store, sensible things like saying, for heaven's sakes, compensation should be focused on - on long term, so that you don't have rewards for short-term risk-taking.

- Christina Romer

Congress First

We're committed to working with Congress to doing what the president said he was always going to do, which is cut the deficit in half over the - over his first term.

- Christina Romer

Negative

Tax increases appear to have a very large sustained and highly significant negative impact on output.

- Christina Romer

Economy Road

I think where I differ a little bit, we absolutely have to think about the deficit looking down the road. And certainly that's something the president has said that we need to, as the economy recovers, have a plan in place for getting it down.

- Christina Romer

Money Right

Where we're coming down is we currently have $787 billion of stimulus that's been passed. We're certainly focusing on spending that money as quickly and as efficiently and as transparently as we can. We think that's absolutely the right strategy.

- Christina Romer

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