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b'Full Presentation Title: \\nThe Macroeconomic Response to Covid - 19: What is Working, What is not working and Where to go from here?\\n\\nIn his address to the IIEA, Jason Furman discusses the macroeconomic response to the COVID-19 crisis, including the roles of both monetary and fiscal policy in combatting the economic fallout from the crisis. He addresses issues such as debt sustainability, the possibilities of inflation, and what can be learned from the different approaches on the two sides of the Atlantic.\\n\\nAbout the Speaker:\\n\\nJason Furman is Professor of the Practice of Economic Policy at Harvard Kennedy School. He is also nonresident senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics. He served as the 28th Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers from August 2013 to January 2017, acting as both President Obama\\u2019s chief economist and a member of the cabinet. Professor Furman holds a Ph.D. in economics from Harvard University'