No economy can succeed without a high-quality workforce, particularly in an age of globalization and technical change.

The best solution to income inequality is providing a high-quality education for everybody. In our highly technological, globalized economy, people without education will not be able to improve their economic situation.

Even if the economy recovers smartly for the rest of this year and the next, the ongoing slack in the economy may still lead to continuing disinflation,

It's been a resilient economy, it's responded well and job creation has proceeded apace.

The economy is much more energy efficient today than it was in the 1970s when energy shocks contributed to share slowdowns,

History has demonstrated time and again the inherent resilience and recuperative powers of the American economy.