Economists have long helped to shape policy on issues like taxes and health care. But flawed forecasts and arcane language have cost them credibility. By Ben Casselman Most agree the recent spike in ...

WASHINGTON -- President Obama's economic advisers estimated Thursday that the economic stimulus package has saved or created about 1 million jobs, drawing immediate criticism from Republicans.

The shakeup in President Obama’s economic team comes at a critical point for the White House, creating more uncertainty as the economy slumps and midterm elections approach. “It does make one ...

Council of Economic Advisers chair Christina Romer is leaving the White House. Office Of Management And Budget director Peter Orszag has left the White House. Get ready for more to come. The midterm ...

The $787 billion stimulus plan is turning out to be far less stimulating than its architects expected. Back in early January, when Barack Obama was still President-elect, two of his chief economic ...

In a speech at Princeton on Saturday, Council of Economics Chair Christina Romer had a few words for those curious about the current economic climate: My first and most fundamental point is that when ...

Christina Romer, one of President Obama's top economic advisers, is leaving her position as chairwoman of the White House's Council of Economic Advisers, calling her service "the honor of a lifetime." ...

At a time when gloomy assessments about the state of the world and the U.S. economy appear to be spreading, a marquis collection of leaders and experts rang some bells of optimism at Boston College, ...

White House's Christina Romer comments on today's employment data, saying the report, "shows the strongest signs yet of healing in the labor market." But she adds: "The unemployment rate is painfully ...

The unemployment rate has hit 10.2 percent. All those laid-off Americans must be wondering why Christina Romer and Jared Bernstein still have jobs. Romer and Bernstein, economic advisers to the Obama ...

Most agree the recent spike in prices is linked to the economic recovery. When it will fade, and by how much, are less clear. As Americans buy more, they are expected to spur trade and investment and ...

When Barack Obama selected Christina Romer to lead his Council of Economic Advisers, the response of many in Washington was "Christina who?" But in economic circles, Romer was an obvious pick. The ...