Archive: 2019

October 16, 2019 Testimony to the House Budget Committee on October 16, 2019Douglas W. Elmendorf On October 16, 2019, Dean Elmendorf provided testimony to the House Budget Committee on using fiscal policy to fight the next recession. Read the…

September 26, 2019 Dean Elmendorf spoke at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco’s Fed Listens event. In his remarks, he discussed the benefits of getting and keeping a high-pressure economy. Read the remarks »

September 13, 2019 Remarks given at the William Julius Wilson Retirement Symposium Good morning. I am delighted to offer a warm welcome to all of you, on behalf of myself and everyone at Harvard Kennedy School. I am deeply honored to be able to play…

September 3, 2019 (published in the Washington Post) As fears of imminent recession have climbed in recent weeks, many are warning that the U.S. government does not have the budget capacity to mount an effective response to an economic downturn.…

August 26, 2019 Hello, I’m Doug Elmendorf, the dean of Harvard Kennedy School. Welcome to the Kennedy School! You are beginning what I hope will be a marvelous adventure and an incredible learning opportunity. Your beginning is also a new beginning for…

May 30, 2019 Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome. Although the temperature in Cambridge today is cool, we are gathered together with great warmth in our hearts on this joyous occasion. To the Harvard Kennedy School Class of 2019—now graduates of…

April 10, 2019 Good morning and welcome. I’m delighted to be back at Brookings and honored to have been asked by Bill to speak on this important occasion. Bill Gale has been one of the most thoughtful and interesting voices on U.S. tax and budget…

February 20, 2019 Hello everyone. It is a great pleasure to be here in Madison and an honor to be speaking at the La Follette School of Public Affairs. Thank you, Lindsay, for that kind introduction, and thanks to you and Tim Smeeding for inviting me…