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一文了解拜登智囊团中最值得关注的三位经济学家

一文了解拜登智囊团中最值得关注的三位经济学家

Nicole Goodking 2020-11-10
他们被誉为经济领域里的“三剑客”,未来几周我们要密切关注他们会说些什么。

11月7日一早,乔•拜登宣布胜选。很快,美国各地的民众纷纷走上街头欢呼庆祝。拜登的竞选团队虽然拿出了一些时间来庆祝这得之不易的胜利,但他们也做好了投入工作的准备,而且他们的任务并不轻松。

拜登政府入主白宫时,要面临公共健康危机、经济衰退和可能出现的权力交接问题。

据美国劳工部(Labor Department)统计,目前美国有2,260万人领取失业补助,因此实现可持续经济复苏将是拜登政府的首要任务。本周首次申领失业补助金的人数超过75万,高于大衰退期间任何一周的数量。目前有800万美国人面临即将被强制驱逐的命运;在正常时期只有360万人。自新冠疫情爆发以来,超过10万家小企业彻底倒闭,而且这个数字预计还会大幅增长。

拜登在华盛顿特区生活了半个世纪,期间结识了一批自己了解并信任的经济顾问。无论是他的过渡团队还是未来的白宫西厢办公室,都极有可能会依赖这些经济顾问的协助。其中,有三位经常与拜登合作的经济学家,尤其值得我们关注。他们被誉为经济领域中的“三剑客”,未来几周我们要密切关注他们会说些什么。

2019年,贾里德•伯恩斯坦在芝加哥召开的货币政策战略、工具和交流实践会议(Monetary Policy Strategy, Tools, and Communication Practices Conference)上发言。图片来源:Taylor Glascock—Bloomberg via Getty Images

贾里德•伯恩斯坦

伯恩斯坦曾经在奥巴马政府时期担任拜登的首席经济学家兼经济顾问,预计在前任老板登顶之后,他会担任类似的职位。伯恩斯坦是一位进步派和劳工权益倡议者,现任预算与政策优先中心(Center on Budget and Policy Priorities)高级研究员。

数以百万计的美国公民带来了这次史诗般的胜利,尽管我们的选举制度并不考虑民意。但经过不懈努力,美国总统终于产生(!!!)拜登凭借他的眼光、魄力、正派和对人民的信念,取得了胜利。

——贾里德•伯恩斯坦(@econjared),2020年11月7日

伯恩斯坦或许将安抚民主党中更为激进的一派。他上个月对《大西洋》(The Atlantic)杂志称:“有时候人们说拜登是温和派。但我从未见过任何温和派的整个政治生涯与劳工运动有如此紧密的联系。”

伯恩斯坦在过渡期间的主要任务将是努力降低失业率,针对因为疫情而找不到工作的民众制定救济方案,并代表拜登与美国各地的劳工和工会负责人接触。

2016年,公平增长中心(Equitable Growth)执行董事兼首席经济学家希瑟•布希在白宫举行的全美妇女峰会(Summit on the United State of Women)上致辞。图片来源:Cheriss May—NurPhoto via Getty Images

希瑟•布希

布希是拜登竞选团队的一员,担任当选总统的非官方首席经济顾问。她目前担任华盛顿公平增长中心的总裁兼首席执行官。公平增长中心致力于通过实现经济增长消除不平等现象。2016年,她曾经是希拉里•克林顿筹备的总统交接团队的首席经济学家。

在新冠疫情的影响下,美国的不平等现象令人不安,其中有色人种、靠薪水维持生计的美国人和从事低收入服务业的民众受到新冠疫情的影响尤其严重。因此,布希的任务可能是要找到长期政策解决方案,解决持续扩大的贫富差距和中产阶级规模缩小的问题。

布希一直致力于缩小性别薪酬差距、制定为职场妈妈服务的政策和改善工作与生活平衡,这些工作也可能会影响拜登政府的政策走向。

合作共赢!!

——希瑟•布希(@HBoushey),2020年11月6日

本•哈里斯

另外一位与拜登关系深厚的经济学家是本•哈里斯。他从2014年取代伯恩斯坦,担任副总统的首席经济学家兼首席经济顾问,直至奥巴马政府的任期结束。

哈里斯现任芝加哥新冠疫情复苏工作组(COVID-19 Recovery Task Force)成员,他可能会负责制定短期的新冠疫情经济复苏政策。他一直为拜登的竞选出谋划策,是拜登-桑德斯团结工作组(Biden-Sanders Unity Task Force)的核心成员。该工作组成立的目的是缩小民主党内进步派和偏温和派之间的分歧。

哈里斯与伯恩斯坦和布希不同,他常被人称为“沉默的建筑师”,被认为是拜登经济政策团队最重要的幕后成员。伯恩斯坦性格开朗,爱讲冷笑话,在华盛顿很受欢迎。哈里斯的职责包括听取政策建议和期望,并将其传达给大企业和大型科技公司,最终达成一份让各方满意的协议。(财富中文网)

翻译:刘进龙

审校:汪皓

11月7日一早,乔•拜登宣布胜选。很快,美国各地的民众纷纷走上街头欢呼庆祝。拜登的竞选团队虽然拿出了一些时间来庆祝这得之不易的胜利,但他们也做好了投入工作的准备,而且他们的任务并不轻松。

拜登政府入主白宫时,要面临公共健康危机、经济衰退和可能出现的权力交接问题。

据美国劳工部(Labor Department)统计,目前美国有2,260万人领取失业补助,因此实现可持续经济复苏将是拜登政府的首要任务。本周首次申领失业补助金的人数超过75万,高于大衰退期间任何一周的数量。目前有800万美国人面临即将被强制驱逐的命运;在正常时期只有360万人。自新冠疫情爆发以来,超过10万家小企业彻底倒闭,而且这个数字预计还会大幅增长。

拜登在华盛顿特区生活了半个世纪,期间结识了一批自己了解并信任的经济顾问。无论是他的过渡团队还是未来的白宫西厢办公室,都极有可能会依赖这些经济顾问的协助。其中,有三位经常与拜登合作的经济学家,尤其值得我们关注。他们被誉为经济领域中的“三剑客”,未来几周我们要密切关注他们会说些什么。

贾里德•伯恩斯坦

伯恩斯坦曾经在奥巴马政府时期担任拜登的首席经济学家兼经济顾问,预计在前任老板登顶之后,他会担任类似的职位。伯恩斯坦是一位进步派和劳工权益倡议者,现任预算与政策优先中心(Center on Budget and Policy Priorities)高级研究员。

数以百万计的美国公民带来了这次史诗般的胜利,尽管我们的选举制度并不考虑民意。但经过不懈努力,美国总统终于产生(!!!)拜登凭借他的眼光、魄力、正派和对人民的信念,取得了胜利。

——贾里德•伯恩斯坦(@econjared),2020年11月7日

伯恩斯坦或许将安抚民主党中更为激进的一派。他上个月对《大西洋》(The Atlantic)杂志称:“有时候人们说拜登是温和派。但我从未见过任何温和派的整个政治生涯与劳工运动有如此紧密的联系。”

伯恩斯坦在过渡期间的主要任务将是努力降低失业率,针对因为疫情而找不到工作的民众制定救济方案,并代表拜登与美国各地的劳工和工会负责人接触。

希瑟•布希

布希是拜登竞选团队的一员,担任当选总统的非官方首席经济顾问。她目前担任华盛顿公平增长中心的总裁兼首席执行官。公平增长中心致力于通过实现经济增长消除不平等现象。2016年,她曾经是希拉里•克林顿筹备的总统交接团队的首席经济学家。

在新冠疫情的影响下,美国的不平等现象令人不安,其中有色人种、靠薪水维持生计的美国人和从事低收入服务业的民众受到新冠疫情的影响尤其严重。因此,布希的任务可能是要找到长期政策解决方案,解决持续扩大的贫富差距和中产阶级规模缩小的问题。

布希一直致力于缩小性别薪酬差距、制定为职场妈妈服务的政策和改善工作与生活平衡,这些工作也可能会影响拜登政府的政策走向。

合作共赢!!

——希瑟•布希(@HBoushey),2020年11月6日

本•哈里斯

另外一位与拜登关系深厚的经济学家是本•哈里斯。他从2014年取代伯恩斯坦,担任副总统的首席经济学家兼首席经济顾问,直至奥巴马政府的任期结束。

哈里斯现任芝加哥新冠疫情复苏工作组(COVID-19 Recovery Task Force)成员,他可能会负责制定短期的新冠疫情经济复苏政策。他一直为拜登的竞选出谋划策,是拜登-桑德斯团结工作组(Biden-Sanders Unity Task Force)的核心成员。该工作组成立的目的是缩小民主党内进步派和偏温和派之间的分歧。

哈里斯与伯恩斯坦和布希不同,他常被人称为“沉默的建筑师”,被认为是拜登经济政策团队最重要的幕后成员。伯恩斯坦性格开朗,爱讲冷笑话,在华盛顿很受欢迎。哈里斯的职责包括听取政策建议和期望,并将其传达给大企业和大型科技公司,最终达成一份让各方满意的协议。(财富中文网)

翻译:刘进龙

审校:汪皓

President-elect Joe Biden cinched his place in the Oval Office and history early November 7 morning with a definitive win in Pennsylvania. Immediately, Americans in cities across the country took to the streets, joyous in celebration. But while the Biden campaign took some time to relish their long and hard-fought win, they’re also ready to get to work—and it won’t be easy.

The Biden administration is entering the White House in the midst of a public health crisis, recession, and potential difficult transition of power.

A sustainable economic recovery will be high priority as 22.6 million Americans are currently receiving unemployment benefits, according to the Labor Department. Over 750,000 unemployed workers filed initial jobless claims this week, more than any week during the Great Recession. Eight million Americans are currently facing imminent eviction; in a normal year, 3.6 million Americans do. Over 100,000 small businesses have permanently shuttered since the pandemic began, and that number is expected to increase significantly.

Biden has been in Washington, D.C., for half a century, and along the way he has assembled a cadre of economic advisers whom he knows and trusts—advisers he’ll very likely utilize significantly both in his transition team and in the West Wing. In particular, we’ll be watching three people that Biden has regularly aligned with—the three musketeers of the economy—to see what they have to say over the next few weeks.

Jared Bernstein

Bernstein served as Biden’s chief economist and economic adviser under the Obama administration, and it’s expected that he’ll take on a similar role now that his former boss has the top job. A progressive and advocate for laborers’ rights, Bernstein is currently serving as a senior fellow at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.

So many millions responsible for this epic victory, in an electoral system that discounts the popular will. But through it all, Pres-elect (!!!) Biden's vision, drive, decency, and faith in the people stands out.

— Jared Bernstein (@econjared) November 7, 2020

Bernstein will likely appease the more progressive wing of the Democratic party. “Sometimes people say, Biden’s a moderate,” he told The Atlantic last month. “But I don’t know any moderates who have been that closely linked to the labor movement for their whole political career.”

Bernstein’s main job in the transition will be to work to lower unemployment, create relief proposals for those who are unable to find work because of the pandemic, and to represent Biden with labor and union leaders across the country.

Heather Boushey

Boushey has served the Biden campaign as an unofficial top economic adviser to the President-elect. She currently works as the president and CEO of the Washington Center for Equitable Growth, which seeks to diminish inequality by creating economic growth, and she was tapped to serve as the chief economist of Hillary Clinton's would-be presidential transition team in 2016.

As the country faces alarming inequality, propelled by the COVID-19 crisis, which particularly hurt Americans of color, those living paycheck to paycheck, and those working in lower-paying service-industry jobs, Boushey will likely be tasked with finding long-term policy solutions to a growing divide between the 1% and the 99%, along with a diminishing middle class.

Boushey’s work on bridging the gender pay gap, creating policy for working mothers, and improving work/life balance will also likely come into play.

Collaboration for the win!!

—Heather Boushey (@HBoushey) November 6, 2020

Ben Harris

Harris is another economist with deep ties to Biden. He replaced Bernstein as the chief economist and chief economic adviser to the vice president from 2014 until the Obama administration ended.

Harris, who currently sits on Chicago’s COVID-19 Recovery Task Force, will likely be responsible for crafting immediate COVID-19 economic recovery policy. He has been advising Biden through the campaign and is a core member of the Biden-Sanders Unity Task Force, which is intended to bridge the gap between progressives and the more moderate wing of the Democratic party.

Harris—unlike Bernstein, who is generally well-liked in D.C. and known for his jovial nature and dad jokes, and Boushey—is often viewed as the “silent architect” or the most behind-the-scenes member of Biden’s economic policy team. His role consists of taking policy recommendations and wishes and translating them to Big Business and Big Tech, eventually working to come to a deal that pleases all palates.

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