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Larry Summers Loses NBER Affiliation Following Conduct Review

3/10/2026

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Larry Summers, the former U.S. Treasury Secretary, has lost his affiliation with the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER).
An ad hoc committee reviewed Summers' conduct and recommended terminating his appointment.
Summers had previously announced he would resign from Harvard after a lifetime ban from the American Economic Association.
NBER president James Poterba confirmed Summers is no longer affiliated with the organization.

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Story summary

Larry Summers, the former U.S. Treasury Secretary, has lost his affiliation with the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER).
An ad hoc committee reviewed Summers' conduct and recommended terminating his appointment.
Summers had previously announced he would resign from Harvard after a lifetime ban from the American Economic Association.
NBER president James Poterba confirmed Summers is no longer affiliated with the organization.