Dhameystir weedha soo socota: Sanadkii 2007, Elmendorf wuxuu bilaabay inuu ka shaqeeyo Brookings Institution oo ah hay'ad caan ku ah cilmiga dhaqaalaha, isagoo ka qayb qaatay soo saarista daabacaadda "Brookings Papers on Economic Activity" oo soo baxda laba jeer sanadkii. Sanadkii 2008, Jason Furman, oo ah agaasimaha kooxda Brookings ee loo yaqaano Hamilton Project ayaa ka tagay si uu ugu biiro kooxda
Ololaha doorashada ee Obama. Elmendorf ayaa ku bedelay agaasimaha mashruuca, gole looga hadlayo siyaasada dhaqaalaha oo uu abuuray wasiirkii maaliyada Bill Clinton Robert Rubin <unk> oo u dooda ganacsiga xorta ah iyo yaraanta.