Jared Bernstein shown at a White House press briefing as Joe Biden's chief economic adviser, June 8, 2009. (Photo/JTA-Nicholas Kamm-AFP via Getty Images)
Jared Bernstein shown at a White House press briefing as Joe Biden's chief economic adviser, June 8, 2009. (Photo/JTA-Nicholas Kamm-AFP via Getty Images)

Jared Bernstein is ‘verklempt’ to join Biden’s council of economic advisers

By Gabe Friedman, JTA | November 30, 2020

Economist Jared Bernstein found a Yiddish way to celebrate his appointment to President-elect Joe Biden’s council of economic advisers.

“Thanks for all the support, econ twitter! I’m verklempt! As a CEA member, I’m soooo excited to get to work with my awesome new colleagues in fast pursuit of full employment and a recovery that reaches everyone,” he tweeted Monday, using a Yiddish word that means overcome with joy and emotion.

Bernstein, who is Jewish, was Biden’s chief economic adviser during the Obama administration. He joins a Biden economics team that is being noted for its diversity.

Bernstein has been referred to as a “progressive” economist for his focus on income inequality and opposition to international free trade agreements.

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Gabe Friedman is deputy managing editor at the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.

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