26 Facts About Martin Feldstein

Martin Stuart Feldstein was an American economist.

Martin Feldstein was the George F Baker Professor of Economics at Harvard University and the president emeritus of the National Bureau of Economic Research.

Martin Feldstein served as president and chief executive officer of the NBER from 1978 to 2008.

From 1982 to 1984, Feldstein served as chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers and as chief economic advisor to President Ronald Reagan.

Martin Feldstein was a member of the Washington-based financial advisory body the Group of Thirty from 2003.

Martin Feldstein was born in New York City to a Jewish family and graduated from South Side High School in Rockville Centre, New York.

Martin Feldstein was a Research Fellow there from 1964 to 1965, an Official Fellow from 1965 to 1967 and was later an Honorary Fellow of the college.

Martin Feldstein was the author of more than 300 research articles in economics and made contributions to health economics, international economics, and the economics of national security.

In 2005, Martin Feldstein was widely considered a leading candidate to succeed chairman Alan Greenspan as Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board.

Ultimately, the position went to Bernanke, possibly because Martin Feldstein was a board member of AIG, which announced the same year that it would restate five years of past financial reports by $2.7 billion.

On September 10,2007, Martin Feldstein announced that he would be stepping down as president of NBER effective June 2008.

Martin Feldstein served as a member of the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board from 2006 to 2009.

Martin Feldstein said in March 2008 he believed the United States was in a recession and it could be a severe one.

In May 2009, Martin Feldstein announced he would step down as a director of AIG.

Martin Feldstein served as a board member for Eli Lilly and Company.

Martin Feldstein previously served on the boards of several other public companies including JPMorgan and TRW.

On February 6,2009, Martin Feldstein was announced as one of US President Obama's advisors on the President's Economic Recovery Advisory Board.

Martin Feldstein served as a member on the President's Economic Recovery Advisory Board from 2009 to 2011.

Martin Feldstein was a consultant to the US Department of Defense.

Martin Feldstein served on the board of directors of the Council on Foreign Relations, the Trilateral Commission, the Group of 30 and the National Committee on United States-China Relations.

Martin Feldstein was a member of the JP Morgan Chase International Council, a member of the Academic Advisory Council of the American Enterprise Institute, and a member of the British Academy.

In 2017, Martin Feldstein joined a small group of "Republican elder statesmen" proposing that conservatives embrace carbon taxes, with all revenue rebated with lump-sum dividends, as a policy to deal with global climate change.

Martin Feldstein facilitated a greater understanding of the effects of social security upon household consumption and savings.

Martin Feldstein claimed that Social Security results in individuals deciding to save less for retirement and to retire earlier.

Martin Feldstein participated in the academic and popular debate on the European Union and the European common currency from its early stages, with increased interest during the sovereign debt crisis.

Martin Feldstein taught courses in American economic policy and public sector economics at Harvard College.