National Bureau of Economic Research cuts ties with Larry Summers, WSJ reports

Source: Reuters

March 9, 2026 6:37 PM EDT Updated 11 hours ago


March 9 (Reuters) - Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers has lost his affiliation with The ​National Bureau of Economic Research, the ‌Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing an email from the research organization's president.

Losing the ​NBER affiliation would be the latest ​fallout for Summers from his ties with ⁠late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. ​

Summers said last month he would resign from ​teaching at Harvard University at the end of the academic year, months after receiving a lifetime ban ​from The American Economic Association.

NBER said ​an ad hoc committee reviewed Summers' conduct and recommended ‌the ⁠termination of his appointment as a research associate with the agency, the report said. "He is no longer an NBER affiliate," ​wrote NBER ​president James ⁠Poterba in an email to the Journal.

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