| Source | Chicago Magazine |
|---|---|
| Original Load Date | March 30, 2026, 7 a.m. |
| Last Updated | March 30, 2026, 7 a.m. |
| Original URL | https://www.chicagomag.com/chicago-magazine/may-2026/austan-goolsbee-on-the-future-of-the-fed/ |
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Back in 2009, when Austan Goolsbee was an economic adviser to the Obama White
House, he won a Funniest Celebrity in Washington contest at a D.C. comedy club.
“I always say that the central question of economics is, Compared to what?”
Goolsbee says. “Nowhere was that more true. The runner-up was Grov...