Christina Romer

News Report - Christina Romer

University of California at Berkeley economist Christina Romer will chair President-elect Barack Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers, two Democratic officials said Monday morning.[Wall Street Journal Blogs]

President-elect Barack Obama will fill the last of four top economic jobs in his administration—chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers—with Christina Romer, a well-regarded economist at the University of California at Berkeley who was a supporter of his presidential candidacy.[New York Times]

Christina Romer, a University of California, Berkeley, professor, will head the Council of Economic Advisers, according to a person familiar with the matter. [Bloomberg]

Meanwhile, University of California at Berkeley economist Christina Romer will chair Mr. Obama's Council of Economic Advisers, two Democratic officials said Monday morning.[Wall Street Journal]