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Jason Furman

Jason Furman

The Atlantic

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This Is the Moment Adam Smith Has Been Waiting For

This Is the Moment Adam Smith Has Been Waiting For

The news is good. Really.

09.03.2026 4

The New York Times

Jason Furman

The Race to Dominate A.I. Is Brutally Competitive. That’s Good for Everyone.

The future of the field is still up for grabs.

25.02.2026 9

The New York Times

Jason Furman

Your Money Is Suddenly Worth Less. That’s Not Necessarily a Bad Thing.

Which way is up?

03.02.2026 4

The New York Times

Jason Furman

Trump’s Attack on the Fed Is Already Backfiring

And the market is gently shrugging.

13.01.2026 70

The New York Times

Jason Furman

Trump Is About to Lose Control of the Economy

Will anyone be in charge?

08.01.2026 50

The New York Times

Jason Furman

3 Theories of What’s Going On With the Contradictory Economic Data

There are some possible explanations for what’s happening with seemingly conflicting macroeconomic data.

23.12.2025 10

The New York Times

Jason Furman

This Economy Might Be a ‘New Normal’

Economic data suggests labor supply and immigration changes are affecting job growth. The Federal Reserve can’t fix that, but Trump can.

06.09.2025 10

The New York Times

Jason Furman

What the Federal Reserve, Supreme Court and Senate Need to Do After Lisa Cook’s Firing

Trump’s move to fire a Federal Reserve governor threatens the independence of the central bank. Its autonomy is not lost, but three institutions...

26.08.2025 7

The New York Times

Jason Furman

The Trump Choice That’s Uniting Many Economists Against It

Most of us just accept that government economic data is the best possible estimate of the economy. That could change, and that would be bad for all of...

14.08.2025 8

The New York Times

Jason Furman

The Tariffs Kicked In. The Sky Didn’t Fall. Were the Economists Wrong?

Well, it’s complicated.

31.07.2025 9

The New York Times

Jason Furman

A Road Map for Undoing the Damage of the Big, Awful Bill

The big, beautiful bill is a horror. It’s also an opportunity.

05.07.2025 10

The New York Times

Jason Furman

There’s One Problem With Trump’s Tariffs: They Make Absolutely No Sense

Trump has many arguments for tariffs. They’re all wrong.

31.03.2025 10

The New York Times

Jason Furman

The Post-Neoliberal Delusion

And the Tragedy of Bidenomics

10.02.2025 10

Foreign Affairs

Jason Furman