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Jason Furman was born on August 18, 1970, in Boston, Massachusetts.
Answer: False
Jason Furman was born on August 18, 1970, in New York City, U.S., not Boston, Massachusetts.
Jason Furman's father, Jay Furman, was a real estate developer, and his mother, Gail Furman, was a child psychologist.
Answer: True
Jay Furman, Jason's father, was a real estate and shopping mall developer, and his mother, Gail Furman, was a child psychologist.
Jason Furman's brother, Jesse M. Furman, is a prominent attorney specializing in corporate law.
Answer: False
Jason Furman's brother, Jesse M. Furman, serves as a judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, not an attorney specializing in corporate law.
Jason Furman graduated from the Dalton School in 1988, a private, coeducational day school located in New York City.
Answer: True
Jason Furman graduated from the Dalton School, a private, coeducational day school in New York City, in 1988.
Jason Furman earned all his academic degrees, including his PhD in economics, exclusively from Harvard University.
Answer: False
While Jason Furman earned his AB, AM, and PhD from Harvard University, he also received an MSc from the London School of Economics.
During his freshman year at Harvard University, Jason Furman's roommate was the acclaimed actor Matt Damon.
Answer: True
The source confirms that Jason Furman's freshman year roommate at Harvard University was indeed the actor Matt Damon.
Joseph Stiglitz served as Jason Furman's PhD thesis advisor at Harvard University.
Answer: False
Jason Furman's PhD thesis advisor at Harvard University was Greg Mankiw, not Joseph Stiglitz.
In what city was Jason Furman born?
Answer: New York City.
What were the professions of Jason Furman's parents, Jay and Gail Furman?
Answer: His father was a real estate developer, and his mother was a child psychologist.
What is the profession of Jason Furman's brother, Jesse M. Furman?
Answer: Judge of the United States District Court.
From which New York City private school did Jason Furman graduate in 1988?
Answer: The Dalton School.
Which of the following academic degrees did Jason Furman earn from the London School of Economics?
Answer: MSc.
Who was Jason Furman's freshman year roommate at Harvard University?
Answer: Matt Damon.
Who served as Jason Furman's PhD thesis advisor at Harvard University?
Answer: Greg Mankiw.
Prior to his appointment as CEA Chair, Jason Furman served as a Special Assistant to the President at the National Economic Council during the Clinton administration and as deputy director of the U.S. National Economic Council under President Obama.
Answer: True
Jason Furman's career included serving as a Special Assistant to the President at the National Economic Council during the Clinton administration and later as deputy director of the U.S. National Economic Council under Obama, preceding his CEA chairmanship.
In 1996, Jason Furman commenced a one-year term as a staff economist for the Council of Economic Advisers, having been recruited by Joseph Stiglitz.
Answer: True
While still a graduate student at Harvard in 1996, Jason Furman was hired by economist Joseph Stiglitz to serve a one-year term as a staff economist for the Council of Economic Advisers.
Following his initial term at the Council of Economic Advisers, Jason Furman collaborated with economist Lawrence Summers at the World Bank.
Answer: False
After his initial term at the Council of Economic Advisers, Jason Furman worked with economist Joseph Stiglitz at the World Bank, not Lawrence Summers.
Prior to joining Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign, Jason Furman was involved in the presidential campaigns of Al Gore in 2000 and Wesley Clark in 2004.
Answer: True
Before his involvement with Obama's 2008 campaign, Jason Furman participated in the presidential campaigns of Al Gore in 2000 and Wesley Clark in 2004.
In 2004, Jason Furman held the position of communications director for the John Kerry presidential campaign.
Answer: False
In 2004, Jason Furman served as the director of economic policy for the John Kerry presidential campaign, not the communications director.
From 2006 to 2008, Jason Furman was a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and concurrently served as the director of the Hamilton Project.
Answer: True
Between 2006 and 2008, Jason Furman held dual roles as a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and the director of the Hamilton Project.
Upon joining Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign, Jason Furman was criticized by some business leaders for his stance against corporate tax cuts.
Answer: False
When Jason Furman joined Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign, he was criticized by some labor activists for his defense of Walmart's business model, not from business leaders for his stance on corporate tax cuts.
Prior to his appointment as CEA Chair, which of the following government positions did Jason Furman hold?
Answer: Deputy director of the U.S. National Economic Council.
What was Jason Furman's initial role at the Council of Economic Advisers in 1996?
Answer: Staff economist.
With which prominent economist did Jason Furman collaborate at the World Bank after his initial term at the CEA?
Answer: Joseph Stiglitz.
Prior to joining Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign, Jason Furman was involved in the campaigns of which two individuals?
Answer: Al Gore and Wesley Clark.
What specific role did Jason Furman hold in the 2004 John Kerry presidential campaign?
Answer: Director of economic policy.
From 2006 to 2008, what specific roles did Jason Furman hold at the Brookings Institution and the Hamilton Project?
Answer: Senior fellow at Brookings and director of the Hamilton Project.
What was the primary criticism Jason Furman encountered from some labor activists upon joining Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign?
Answer: His defense of Walmart's business model.
Who were Jason Furman's superiors during his service as deputy director at the National Economic Council in Obama's first term?
Answer: Lawrence Summers and Gene Sperling.
Jason Furman served as the 28th Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) during the Obama administration, an agency tasked with advising the President on economic policy.
Answer: True
Jason Furman held the position of 28th Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) under President Barack Obama, an agency within the Executive Office of the President that provides economic policy advice.
Jason Furman's official term as Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers commenced on June 10, 2013, and concluded on January 20, 2017.
Answer: False
While Jason Furman was named Chair on June 10, 2013, his official term of service began on August 2, 2013, and concluded on January 20, 2017.
Alan Krueger succeeded Jason Furman as the Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers.
Answer: False
Kevin Hassett succeeded Jason Furman as the Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers. Alan Krueger was Furman's predecessor.
Kevin Hassett assumed the role of Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers immediately following Jason Furman's tenure.
Answer: True
Kevin Hassett succeeded Jason Furman as the Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, indicating he took over immediately after Furman's term concluded.
During his tenure, Jason Furman's position as CEA Chair was a cabinet-level government officer, entailing regular attendance at Cabinet meetings.
Answer: True
As CEA Chair, Jason Furman held a cabinet-level government officer position and regularly attended meetings of the Cabinet of the United States.
Jason Furman's appointment as CEA Chairman was met with significant opposition from one of the major political parties.
Answer: False
Jason Furman's appointment as CEA Chairman received bipartisan support, indicating approval from both major political parties, not significant opposition from one.
What significant position did Jason Furman hold within the Executive Office of the President during the Obama administration?
Answer: Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers.
On what specific date did Jason Furman officially commence his term as Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers?
Answer: August 2, 2013.
Who served as the Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers immediately preceding Jason Furman's tenure?
Answer: Alan Krueger.
Who succeeded Jason Furman in the role of Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers?
Answer: Kevin Hassett.
Jason Furman is an American economist who holds a professorship at Harvard University and is a nonresident senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics.
Answer: True
The source identifies Jason Furman as an American economist, a professor at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government, and a nonresident senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics.
Since 2019, Jason Furman has exclusively taught advanced macroeconomics courses at Harvard University.
Answer: False
Since 2019, Jason Furman has taught Economics 10, which is the year-long introductory economics course at Harvard, not exclusively advanced macroeconomics.
Jason Furman serves on the advisory boards for the Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, the Bund Summit, and the Hamilton Project, but not the Washington Center for Equitable Growth.
Answer: False
Jason Furman serves on the advisory board for the Washington Center for Equitable Growth, in addition to the Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, the Bund Summit, and the Hamilton Project.
Jason Furman held visiting scholar or lecturer positions at New York University, Columbia University, and Yale University.
Answer: True
Jason Furman served as a visiting scholar at New York University's Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service and as a visiting lecturer at Columbia University and Yale University.
Which of the following statements accurately describes Jason Furman's primary professional affiliations?
Answer: Professor at Harvard University and nonresident senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics.
Which year-long introductory economics course has Jason Furman taught at Harvard University since 2019?
Answer: Economics 10.
Jason Furman serves on the advisory board for which of the following organizations?
Answer: The Hamilton Project.
Which of the following universities is NOT listed as an institution where Jason Furman served as a visiting scholar or lecturer?
Answer: Stanford University.
Jason Furman is a regular contributor to The Wall Street Journal and Project Syndicate, and he has also edited two books on economic policy.
Answer: True
Jason Furman regularly contributes to The Wall Street Journal and Project Syndicate, and his editorial work includes two books on economic policy.
While affiliated with the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Jason Furman was instrumental in advocating for the privatization of Social Security.
Answer: False
At the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Jason Furman was credited with helping to defeat the privatization of Social Security, not advocating for it.
The Hamilton Project, which Jason Furman directed, primarily focuses on developing policy proposals aimed at achieving shared economic growth.
Answer: True
The Hamilton Project, an economic policy research group, focuses on developing policy proposals aimed at achieving shared economic growth, a mission Jason Furman oversaw as its director.
Jason Furman was a key architect of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act during Obama's first term.
Answer: False
The provided information indicates Jason Furman was a key architect of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and contributed to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, but does not mention his involvement with the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
To which two publications does Jason Furman regularly contribute?
Answer: The Wall Street Journal and Project Syndicate.
While at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Jason Furman was credited with helping to defeat which policy proposal from the George W. Bush administration?
Answer: The privatization of Social Security.
What is the primary objective of the Hamilton Project, an initiative directed by Jason Furman?
Answer: Developing policy proposals aimed at achieving shared economic growth.
While leading the Hamilton Project, Jason Furman published papers concerning which specific economic topic?
Answer: The tax treatment of healthcare.
Jason Furman was instrumental in shaping which major legislative act during Obama's first term?
Answer: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
Which two types of initiatives did Jason Furman help design as components of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009?
Answer: Stimulus-spending initiatives aimed at benefiting the poor and business tax incentives.
Jason Furman is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the Group of Thirty, and the Aspen Economic Strategy Group, organizations dedicated to discussing global issues and economic policy.
Answer: True
Jason Furman's memberships include the Council on Foreign Relations, the Group of Thirty, and the Aspen Economic Strategy Group, which are known for convening experts on global and economic policy matters.
Jason Furman currently resides in Washington D.C. with his family.
Answer: False
Jason Furman currently lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with his wife and three children, not Washington D.C.
Which of the following organizations lists Jason Furman as a member?
Answer: The Council on Foreign Relations.