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Senior Fellow

Gary Burtless

Gary Burtless

Senior Fellow, Economic Studies
The John C. and Nancy D. Whitehead Chair

Gary Burtless researches labor market policy, income distribution, population aging, social insurance, household saving, and the behavioral effects of taxes and government transfers. He was an economist with the U.S. Department of Labor.



Expertise

Aging; entitlement programs; income distribution; labor issues and markets; poverty; Social Security; unemployment

Background

Past Positions
Economist, U.S. Department of Labor (1979-81) and U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (1977-79)

Education

Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1977; A.B., Yale University, 1972

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The Credit Crisis and the Auto Industry

Gary Burtless says the credit crisis has caused a serious domino effect: consumers can’t borrow to buy goods, companies can’t borrow to stay afloat, and jobs will be lost in the process.

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