Thursday, May 29, 2025

Jeffrey Frankel

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Jeffrey Frankel, a professor at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government, previously served as a member of President Bill Clinton’s Council of Economic Advisers. He directs the Program in International Finance and Macroeconomics at the U.S. National Bureau of Economic Research, where he is a member of the Business Cycle Dating Committee, the official U.S. arbiter of recession and recovery.

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