Background
Romer, Christina Duckworth was born on December 25, 1958 in Alton, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Clifford Lee and Carol (Greer) Duckworth.
Romer, Christina Duckworth was born on December 25, 1958 in Alton, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Clifford Lee and Carol (Greer) Duckworth.
Bachelor, College William & Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, 1981. Doctor of Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1985.
Assistant professor economics Princeton University, New Jersey, 1985—1988. Acting associate professor economics University California, Berkeley, 1988—1990, associate professor, 1990—1993, professor, 1993—1997, Class of 1957 professor economics, 1997—2009, since 2010. Co-director Monetary Economics Program National Bureau Economic Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 2003—2009.
Chair Council Economic Advisers, Executive Office of the President, Washington, 2009—2010. Research associate National Bureau Economic Rscsh., Cambridge, Massachusetts, since 1990. Member research advisory board Committee for Economic Development, Washington, 1994—1998.
Member editorial board Journal Economic History, 1994—1997, Review Economics & Statistics.
Fellow: American Academy Arts and Sciences. Member: Economic History Association (nominating committee 2001-2002), American Economics Association (executive committee 2000-2003, committee honors & awards since 2004, advisory committee editorial appointments 2002-2004, chair, advisory committee editorial appointments 2003).
Married David Hibbard Romer, August 20, 1983. Children: Katherine, Paul, Matthew.