Chatterji and Wachter Take Leave for Posts at Commerce and SEC.

Two NBER research associates have been tapped for economic leadership positions in major federal agencies. Aaron "Ronnie" Chatterji, an affiliate of the Productivity, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship Program, is the new chief economist of the US Department of Commerce. Jessica Wachter, an affiliate of the Asset Pricing Program, is serving as chief economist and director of the Division of Economic and Risk Analysis at the US Securities and Exchange Commission.

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