"Cohn solidifies lead in race to replace Yellen, economists say," is the headline over a Bloomberg News item reporting on a poll of economists that judged Gary Cohn as Janet Yellen's most likely successor as Federal Reserve Chair, "followed by 9 percent for former Fed Governor Kevin Warsh, 6 percent for Stanford University economist John Taylor and 4 percent for Glenn Hubbard, dean of Columbia University's business school."
Over at Economic Principals, David Warsh floats the idea of promoting the Fed's vice chairman, Stanley Fischer: "In a rational world, he would be the leading candidate for the job, if Yellen chose not to serve a second term."