Interviews

Balancing the Budget in an Economic Crisis, and Other Insights from Washington State Assistant Treasurer

Senior Interview Editor Ingrid Stegemoeller talked with Dr. Wolfgang Opitz, Washington’s Assistant State Treasurer. They discussed the role of the office and the impact of the recent economic downturn.  Georgetown Public Policy Review: The Office of the State Treasurer in Washington state manages state debt and invests state and local funds, among other responsibilities. Talk […]

Interview with Dr. Alice Rivlin (Part II): On Apple’s Profits, Economies of Agglomeration, and the Future of the American Workforce

GPPReview Online’s Rob Wood recently sat down with Dr. Alice Rivlin, founding Director of the Congressional Budget Office, former Director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, former Vice Chair of the Federal Reserve Board, and current Co-Director of the Greater Washington Research Program at the Brookings Institution. We discussed Apple, agglomeration, federal […]