title: Tax policy expert eyed for senior White House economic post: CNBC
text: WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Kevin Hassett, an economist at the American Enterprise Institute with an expertise in fiscal policy, is being eyed as a potential chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers under President-elect Donald Trump, CNBC said on Twitter on Thursday. Citing a Trump team official, the financial cable channel said Hassett was “on a long short list.” 