Christina Romer
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Christina Romer is an American economist and former chair of the Council of Economic Advisers under President Barack Obama, known for her work on the Great Depression and macroeconomic policy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Christina Romer canonical | 8 |
| Christina D. Romer | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2509186 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Christina Romer Context triple: [David Romer, spouse, Christina Romer]
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A.
Janet Yellen
Janet Yellen is an American economist who has served as both Chair of the Federal Reserve and U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, making her one of the most influential figures in global economic policy.
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B.
Janice Volcker
Janice Volcker is a member of the Volcker family, known primarily as the daughter of influential American economist and former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul A. Volcker.
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C.
David Romer
David Romer is an influential American macroeconomist known for his work on New Keynesian economics, advanced macroeconomic theory, and widely used graduate-level textbooks.
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D.
Claudia Goldin
Claudia Goldin is an American economic historian and labor economist renowned for her pioneering research on the gender wage gap and women’s labor market outcomes over the long run.
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E.
Barbara Volcker
Barbara Volcker was the wife of former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul A. Volcker and a partner in his public and professional life.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Christina Romer Target entity description: Christina Romer is an American economist and former chair of the Council of Economic Advisers under President Barack Obama, known for her work on the Great Depression and macroeconomic policy.
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A.
Janet Yellen
Janet Yellen is an American economist who has served as both Chair of the Federal Reserve and U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, making her one of the most influential figures in global economic policy.
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B.
Janice Volcker
Janice Volcker is a member of the Volcker family, known primarily as the daughter of influential American economist and former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul A. Volcker.
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C.
David Romer
David Romer is an influential American macroeconomist known for his work on New Keynesian economics, advanced macroeconomic theory, and widely used graduate-level textbooks.
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D.
Claudia Goldin
Claudia Goldin is an American economic historian and labor economist renowned for her pioneering research on the gender wage gap and women’s labor market outcomes over the long run.
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E.
Barbara Volcker
Barbara Volcker was the wife of former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul A. Volcker and a partner in his public and professional life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic
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economist ⓘ human ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | economics ⓘ |
| advisorTo |
President Barack Obama
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linked to:
Barack Obama
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| appointedBy | Barack Obama ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence | United States economic policy ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith | David Romer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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The College of William & Mary ⓘ
linked to:
College of William & Mary
|
| employer | University of California, Berkeley ⓘ |
| familyName | Romer ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Great Depression studies
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economic history ⓘ fiscal policy ⓘ macroeconomics ⓘ monetary policy ⓘ |
| genre | scholarly article ⓘ |
| givenName | Christina ⓘ |
| hasAcademicAffiliation | UC Berkeley Department of Economics ⓘ |
| hasAcademicRank | professor ⓘ |
| hasRole |
economic policy advisor
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macroeconomic researcher ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Keynesian economics ⓘ |
| knownFor |
research on the Great Depression
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work on macroeconomic policy ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Economic Association
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Council of Economic Advisers ⓘ |
| name | Christina Romer ⓘ |
| notableWork |
papers on postwar U.S. business cycles
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research on the impact of fiscal stimulus ⓘ studies of monetary policy in the Great Depression ⓘ |
| occupation |
economist
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university teacher ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Obama administration economic policymaking ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers ⓘ |
| publishesIn | economics journals ⓘ |
| residence |
California
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linked to:
California, United States
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| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse | David Romer ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Berkeley, California
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linked to:
Berkeley
Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Christina Romer Description of subject: Christina Romer is an American economist and former chair of the Council of Economic Advisers under President Barack Obama, known for her work on the Great Depression and macroeconomic policy.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Timothy Geithner as United States Secretary of the Treasury
The Macroeconomic Effects of Tax Changes: Estimates Based on a New Measure of Fiscal Shocks
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author
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Christina D. Romer
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linked to: Christina Romer
linked to: Christina Romer
subject linked to:
Romer, Christina