Diana Furchtgott-Roth

Diana Furchtgott-Roth
Furchtgott-Roth in May 2019
Born	1958 (age 65–66) England, United Kingdom
Education	Swarthmore (B.A) Oxford University (M.Phil)
Occupation	Economist
Spouse	Harold W. Furchtgott-Roth
Children	6
Parent(s)	Gabriel Roth Ellen Roth

Diana Furchtgott-Roth (born 1958) is an American economist who is adjunct professor of economics at George Washington University and a columnist. She served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology at the United States Department of Transportation during the Trump administration. She previously served as Acting Assistant Secretary for Economic Policy at the U.S. Department of the Treasury.^[1][2]

Prior to joining the Trump Administration, Furchtgott-Roth served as a senior fellow and director of Economics21 at the

Diana Roth was born to Ellen and Gabriel Roth in England in 1958. Her family moved to the United States in 1967.^[6] Her father was an economist at the World Bank.^[7] They lived in Chevy Chase, Maryland.^[8] After receiving a B.A. from Swarthmore College in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, Roth returned to England, where she earned a M.Phil. in economics from the University of Oxford.^[5]

Career

Furchtgott-Roth was an economist on the staff of

In 2022, she was named director of energy, climate, and environment at The Heritage Foundation.^{[citation needed]}

Views

Furchtgott-Roth argues that a regime of lower taxes and less regulation will increase economic growth. She has argued that raising the minimum wage would reduce the number of jobs available to low-skill workers and teens. She has proposed that the U.S. federal government should pay to complement and back up the Global Positioning System because it is used by millions of Americans and is central to the economy.^[9]

Furchtgott-Roth has made contributions to

Furchtgott-Roth is married to Harold W. Furchtgott-Roth and the couple have six children.^[6]

Bibliography

• Women's Figures: All Illustrated Guide to the Economic Progress of Women in America (1999, second edition, 2012)
• The Feminist Dilemma: When Success Is Not Enough (2001)
• Overcoming Barriers to Entrepreneurship in the United States (2008) (editor)
• How Obama's Gender Policies Undermine America (2010)
• Regulating to Disaster: How Green Jobs Policies Are Damaging America's Economy (2012)
• Disinherited: How Washington Is Betraying America's Young (2015) (co-authored with
  Manhattan Institute
  fellow Jared Meyer)
• United States Income, Consumption, Wealth, and Inequality (2020) (editor)

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