Laura D'Andrea Tyson is an American economist and professor at the University of California, Berkeley in the Haas School of Business. Professor Tyson received her BA in Economics from Smith College and PhD in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She served as dean of the Haas School from 1998-2001and as dean of the London Business School from 2002-2006. Her current research interests include US trade policy, doing business in emerging market economies, and the changing global economy (specifically focused on high-technology competition).
Professor Tyson has held many influential positions throughout her career. Notably, she served in the Clinton administration as Chair of Council of Economic Advisers from 1993-95 and as the president's national economic adviser from 1995-96. She is currently a member of the US State Department Foreign Affairs Policy Board and has served on President Obama's Council of Jobs Competitiveness and the Economic Recovery Advisory Board.
Professor Tyson has authored many books and articles on competitiveness in trade. She also regularly contributes to the Economix blog and Project Syndicate and has also written for publications including Business Week, the New York Times, and the Financial Times.
Prior to taking this course, I believe had seen the name "Laura D'Andrea Tyson" written in a news article here and there, but was unaware of the extent of Professor Tyson's contributions to the field of economics. In particular, I find her work with the World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council on Women’s Empowerment and writing on the effect of the changing global economy on women and families very interesting. In terms of this course, I think her work will be especially relevant in our discussions on coherence.
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When she began as Chair of the Council of Economic Advisors, the economy was in a mild recession, which is why Clinton beat Bush in the election. But the Internet was brand new and the economy soon started to take off. So she had it relatively easy thereafter. It's a lot more fun being a policy maker in a boom than in a sluggish economy.
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