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September 17, 2025

Lazard CEO and Chairman Peter Orszag Authors Essay on in The Atlantic

On September 17, The Atlantic published an op-ed authored by Lazard CEO and Chairman Peter Orszag, titled "The Economy Is Turning Into a Black Box," where he examines the growing challenges undermining the reliability of official government statistics, including outdated methods, declining survey participation rates, and chronic underfunding.