Maybe Stiglitz, but he says he doesn't want to go back to DC, and I'd envision him more as chair of Economic Advisers. Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin
On the other hand, it would drive the GOP gonzo crazy. And that is always a good thing to do.
What is needed is a Finance-Type more than an economist. Don't know any that fit the bill.
I don't know. How about Bloomberg? Most economists teach a theoretical framework that has been shown to be fundamentally useless. -- James K. Galbraith
Interesting idea.
Have to look and see when he's going to be looking for a job. The NYC mayor is term-limited, IIRC.
Problem is he is an outsider that would be coming in to a well organized, and tight, team that's been together for 2 years. Unless they've had discussions already ... I don't see it.
No. No! NO!
Not any more.
