Douglas Holtz-Eakin
Distinguished Fellow
Education
Ph.D., Economics, Princeton University, 1985
Bachelor of Arts, Economics and Mathematics, Denison University, 1980
Douglas Holtz-Eakin joined Purdue's Daniels School of Business as a Distinguished Fellow in spring 2024. He has an esteemed record as a researcher and policy adviser. Currently he is the President of the American Action Forum (AAF). In 1989 and 1990 he was senior economist for the President’s Council of Economic Advisers, where he subsequently served as chief economist in 2001 and 2002. He was the sixth director of the Congressional Budget Office from 2003 to 2005 and then became director of the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies and the Paul A. Volcker Chair in international economics at the Council on Foreign Relations. During 2007 and 2008, he was director of domestic and economic policy for the John McCain presidential campaign. Dr. Holtz-Eakin was a commissioner on the congressionally-chartered Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission, serves on the boards of the Tax Foundation and National Academy of Social Insurance, and is a member of the Aspen Economic Strategy Group.
More Data is Necessary to Provide Accurate Jobs Assessment
Distinguished Fellow Douglas Holtz-Eakin says the Bureau of Labor Statistics needs more data and resources to provide an accurate snapshot of the current jobs situation in the United States.
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- Fed Policy and Independence
Political pressure and public debate threaten the Federal Reserve’s independence, complicating its dual mandate on inflation and employment, and potentially undermining effective monetary policy. - Stablecoins: GENIUS or Folly?
Daniels School Distinguished Fellow Douglas Holtz-Eakin examines the ramifications of the Genius Act, which if passed by the House would establish a regulatory framework for payment stablecoins. - Why Congress Should Say No to a U.S. Sovereign Wealth Fund
Distinguished Fellow Douglas Holtz-Eakin explains why a U.S. sovereign wealth fund is a solution searching for a problem.