Bernanke to chair CEA.

• Position: Bureau News

Former NBER Research Associate Ben S. Bernanke, who had been a member of the National Bureau's Program of Research on Monetary Economics, has been confirmed by the Senate to become Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers. Bernanke replaces NBER Research Associate N. Gregory Mankiw, who will be returning to Harvard University.

Bernanke currently serves on the Federal Reserve System's Board of Governors. In addition, he also serves as Professor of Economics and Public Affairs at Princeton University, a position he has held for twenty years. Bernanke previously taught at Stanford University, New York University, and MIT. He earned...