Economic Report of the President

ety of interagency and international meetings and assume major responsibilityfor selecting issues for Council attention.In practice, the small size of the Council permits the Chairman andCouncil Members to work as a team in most circumstances. Therewas, however, an informal division of subject matter among them in1982. Mr. Jordan and subsequently Mr. Poole, assumed primary responsibilityfor domestic and international macroeconomic analysis,economic projections, and monetary and financial issues. Mr. Niskanenis primarily responsible for microeconomic and sectoral analysis,international trade questions, and regulatory issues.PROFESSIONAL STAFFAt the end of 1982 the professional staff consisted of the SpecialAssistant to the Chairman, who also acts as staff director, the SeniorStatistician, a domestic policy economist, an international policyeconomist, 12 senior staff economists, 3 staff economists, and 6junior staff economists.The professional staff and their special fields at the end of 1982were:Eric I. HemelSpecial Assistant to the ChairmanLawrence H. Summers Domestic Policy EconomistPaul R. Krugman , International Policy EconomistSenior Staff EconomistsLincoln F. AndersonGeoffrey O. CarlinerDaniel J. FrischDavid R. HendersonThomas J. KniesnerEvan R. KwerelThomas S. McCalebStephen K. McNeesGlenn L. NelsonAdrian W. ThroopRobert S- VillanuevaBenjamin ZycherCatherine H. FurlongEconomic ForecastingInternational TradeTaxation and Social Insurance ProgramsHealth Policy and Social Insurance ProgramsLabor and Employment PolicyRegulatory Policies and Natural ResourcesTaxation and Public FinanceMacroeconomic PolicyAgricultural PolicyMonetary Policy and Financial RegulationCurrent Economic Conditions, Housing, andEconomic ForecastingEnergy Policy and RegulationStatisticianSenior StatisticianStaff EconomistsLawrence B. Lindsey Taxation and Public FinanceN. Gregory Mankiw Macroeconomic Policy and Public FinanceRobert H. MeyerLabor and Employment Policy153