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Economists Are in the Wilderness. Can They Find a Way Back to Influence?

Economists Are in the Wilderness. Can They Find a Way Back to Influence?

Partway through a panel discussion at a recent economics conference in San Francisco, Jason Furman, a former adviser to President Barack Obama, turned to Kimberly Clausing, a former member of the Biden administration and the author of a book extolling the virtues of free trade. “Everyone in this room agrees with your book,” Mr. Furman said. “No one outside of …

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