Cecilia Rouse
Cecilia Elena Rouse (/ˈraʊs/ ROWSS; born December 18, 1963) is an American economist who has served as the 30th Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers since March 2021. She is the first Black 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]
Cecilia Rouse | |
|---|---|
| 30th Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers | |
| Assumed office March 12, 2021 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Tyler Goodspeed (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 | 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] |
Rouse was overwhelmingly confirmed by the Senate on March 2, 2021, by a vote of 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 has served as the dean of the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs, and is 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]
Biden administration
President Joe Biden nominated Rouse to become Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers.[15] The Senate Banking Committee held hearings on her nomination on January 28, 2021.[16] On February 4, 2022, the committee favorably reported Rouse's nomination to the Senate floor.[17] The Senate confirmed Rouse by a vote of 95–4 on March 2, 2021.[18]
Personal life
Rouse is married to Ford Morrison, the son of author Toni Morrison. They have two daughters.[19]
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.
See also
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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ . Blavatnik School of Government. Archived from the original on December 18, 2020. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
- ^ "Cecilia Rouse Joins Princeton Faculty".
- ^ a b "Former Members of the Council". Obama White House. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
- ^ 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 8, 2022.
- ^ 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.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ 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.
- ^ "PN78-17 — Cecilia Elena Rouse — Executive Office of the President 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Cecilia Elena Rouse, of New Jersey, to be Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers)". US Senate. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ "Cecilia Rouse named Wilson School dean". Princeton Alumni Weekly. September 19, 2012. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
External links
- Biography at Princeton University
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Cecilia Rouse publications indexed by the Scopus bibliographic database. (subscription required)
- Cecilia Rouse on Twitter