Cecilia Rouse
Dr. Cecilia Rouse | |
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 Rouse in 2021 | |
| 30th Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers | |
| Assumed office March 12, 2021 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Tyler Goodspeed (Acting) |
| Dean of the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs | |
| In office September 1, 2012 – January 4, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Anne Case (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Mark Watson (acting) |
| Member of the Council of Economic Advisers | |
| In office March 11, 2009 – February 28, 2011 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Donald B. Marron Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Katharine Abraham |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Cecilia Elena Rouse December 18, 1963 Walnut Creek, California, U.S. |
| Spouse(s) | Ford Morrison |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Harvard University (BA, MA, PhD) |
| Academic career | |
| Institution | Princeton University |
| Field | Economics |
| Doctoral advisor | Lawrence F. Katz Claudia Goldin[1] |
Cecilia Elena Rouse (/ˈraʊs/ ROWSS; born December 18, 1963) is an American economist currently serving as the 30th Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers. She is the first African American to hold this position.[2] Prior to this, she served as the dean of the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University.[3] Joe Biden nominated Rouse to be Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers in November 2020.[4] On March 2, 2021, Rouse was overwhelmingly confirmed by the Senate, 95–4.[5]
Early life and education[]
Rouse grew up in Del Mar, California and graduated from Torrey Pines High School in 1981.[6] She has two siblings: Forest Rouse, a physicist; and Carolyn Rouse, an anthropologist and professor at Princeton University. Her father Carl A. Rouse was a research physicist who received his Ph.D. from the California Institute of Technology in 1956. Her mother Lorraine worked as a school psychologist.[7]
Rouse received a Bachelor of Arts in economics from Harvard University in 1986 and a PhD in economics from Harvard University in 1992.[3][8]
Career[]
After earning her doctorate, Rouse joined the faculty at Princeton University in 1992.[9]
Rouse served in the National Economic Council under President Bill Clinton from 1998 to 1999.[10]
Rouse served as a member of President Barack Obama's Council of Economic Advisers from 2009 to 2011.[10]
Rouse is the dean of the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs, and the Lawrence and Shirley Katzman and Lewis and Anna Ernst Professor in the Economics of Education.[11][12] She is the founding director of the Princeton University Education Research Section, is a member of the National Academy of Education and a research associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research.[11] Her primary research interests are in labor economics[13] with a focus on the economics of education.[14] Rouse has served as an editor of the Journal of Labor Economics and as a senior editor of The Future of Children.[11] She is a member of the board of directors of MDRC, and a director of the T. Rowe Price Equity Mutual Funds and an advisory board member of the T. Rowe Price Fixed Income Mutual Funds.[11]
President Joe Biden nominated Rouse to become Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers.[15] She appeared before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on January 28, 2021.[16] The Senate confirmed her nomination by a vote of 95–4 on March 2; among the confirmed votes was Josh Hawley, who up until Rouse’s confirmation had voted against every cabinet nomination made by the Biden administration.[5]
Personal life[]
Rouse is married to Ford Morrison, the son of author Toni Morrison; they have two daughters.[17]
Selected publications[]
- Goldin, Claudia; Rouse, Cecilia (2000). "Orchestrating Impartiality: The Impact of "Blind" Auditions on Female Musicians". American Economic Review. 90 (4): 715–741. doi:10.1257/aer.90.4.715. S2CID 16026987.
- Kane, Thomas J.; Rouse, Cecilia Elena (1995). "Labor-market returns to two-and four-year college". The American Economic Review. 85 (3): 600–614. Abstract.
- Rouse, Cecilia Elena (1998). "Private school vouchers and student achievement: An evaluation of the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program". The Quarterly Journal of Economics. 113 (2): 553–602. doi:10.1162/003355398555685. S2CID 55948629.
- Ashenfelter, Orley; Rouse, Cecilia (1998). "Income, schooling, and ability: Evidence from a new sample of identical twins" (PDF). The Quarterly Journal of Economics. 113 (1): 253–284. doi:10.1162/003355398555577. S2CID 154890265.
- Kane, Thomas J.; Rouse, Cecilia Elena (1999). "The community college: Educating students at the margin between college and work". The Journal of Economic Perspectives. 13 (1): 63–84. doi:10.1257/jep.13.1.63.
- Rouse, Cecilia Elena (1995). "Democratization or diversion? The effect of community colleges on educational attainment". Journal of Business & Economic Statistics. 13 (2): 217–224. doi:10.1080/07350015.1995.10524596.
- Figlio, David N.; Rouse, Cecilia Elena (2006). "Do accountability and voucher threats improve low-performing schools?" (PDF). Journal of Public Economics. 90 (1): 239–255. doi:10.1016/j.jpubeco.2005.08.005. S2CID 59319503.
References[]
- ^ Amy Guan (May 25, 2011). "Cecilia Rouse: Economist". The Harvard Crimson.
- ^ Tankersley, Jim (March 2, 2021). "Senate confirms Cecilia Rouse as the first Black chair of White House economic council". The New York Times. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Tankersley, Jim; Smialek, Jeanna (December 2, 2020). "Biden's New Top Economist Has a Longtime Focus on Workers". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
- ^ "Economy Nominees and Appointees". President-Elect Joe Biden. November 30, 2020. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Rogers, Alex (March 3, 2021). "Senate confirms Cecilia Rouse to be Biden's top economist". CNN. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
- ^ Associated Press (December 1, 2020). "Del Mar native nominated for post in Biden administration". Del Mar Times. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
- ^ Jennifer Greenstein Altmann (February 11, 2002). "Childhood curiosity sparks academic career for sisters". Princeton - Weekly Bulletin.
- ^ "Cecilia Rouse". Blavatnik School of Government. Archived from the original on December 18, 2020. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
- ^ "Cecilia Rouse Joins Princeton Faculty".
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Former Members of the Council". Obama White House. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Dean Cecilia Rouse to be nominated chair of Council of Economic Advisers by President-Elect Biden". Princeton University. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ^ "rouse". Princeton School of Public and International Affairs. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ^ Davidson, Kate; Thomas, Ken (November 30, 2020). "Joe Biden Fills Out His Economic Team". The Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
- ^ Siegel, Rachel (January 19, 2021). "Meet the economist charged with keeping Biden's promises to women and people of color". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ^ Thomas, Ken (November 29, 2020). "WSJ News Exclusive | Biden to Name Rouse, Tanden to Economic Team". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
- ^ "Nomination Hearing | United States Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs". www.banking.senate.gov. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
- ^ "Cecilia Rouse named Wilson School dean". paw.princeton.edu. January 21, 2016.
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