Three Berkeley experts join Gov. Newsom’s Council of Economic Advisors

Three UC Berkeley economists with deep experience in national and international policy have been appointed to California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s new Council of Economic Advisors, the governor’s office has announced. Hilary Hoynes, professor of public policy and economics and the Haas Distinguished Chair in Economic Disparities at the Goldman School of Public Policy, and Maurice Obstfeld, the Class of 1958 Professor of Economics, who previously served as chief economist at the International Monetary Fund. The 13-member panel will be co-chaired by Laura D. Tyson. Read more