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...Feldstein, who has been frequently mentioned for a possible post, said yesterday he wrote Edwin C. Meese III, director of the transition, last month to ask that his name be dropped from consideration...
...seen my name in the papers, so I thought I'd tell them my position and simplify their decision-making process," Feldstein said, adding that he had not been formally approached by transition officials about a job prior to writing the letter...
...Feldstein was reportedly a leading candidate to chair the Council of Economic Advisers(CEA), a high-level White House position...
Director of the Cambridge-based National Bureau of Economic Research(NBER)--the official monitor of the U.S. business cycle--Feldstein said "Cambridge is where I belong" and added that he did not want to interrupt his teaching and research at Harvard, where he has been a full professor since 1969. He did not rule out a part-time association with the Reagan White House...
...advocate of reduced federal spending and regulation, Feldstein recently recommended that the government cut aid to disabled workers and airports, and trim revenue sharing funds directed to state and local governments...