Economists Have Been Demoted in Washington. That’s a Bad Idea.

Academic economists have received a demotion. The Trump administration has been filling out its cabinet and, unlike in the Obama administration, the Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers will not be part of it.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/24/upshot/economists-have-been-demoted-in-washington-thats-a-bad-idea.html?em_pos=small&emc=edit_up_20170227&nl=upshot&nl_art=2&nlid=78638145&ref=headline&te=1&_r=0&mtrref=undefined&gwh=274A04A1B1CAC7DA13FAF7DB36C1CA4E&gwt=pay