The Hoover Institution's Program on Long-Run Prosperity hosts Challenges Facing the US Economy on January 21, 2025.
Questions of inequality, the federal deficit, and the impact of AI on the economy are top of mind for Americans heading into the next presidential term. At this conference, scholars and policymakers will discuss insights from evidence-based research that can inform these and other pressing issues of economic policy.
| Tuesday, January 21st | ||
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| Time/Location | Content | Presenters |
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9:30 AM |
Introductory Remarks |
Condoleezza Rice, Tad and Dianne Taube Director of the Hoover Institution |
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9:45 AM |
Is U.S. Fiscal Policy Sustainable? |
Valerie Ramey, Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution Hanno Lustig, Mizuho Financial Group Professor of Finance, Stanford Graduate School of Business Kevin Warsh, Shepard Family Distinguished Visiting Fellow in Economics, Hoover Institution and Lecturer, Stanford Graduate School of Business Moderator: Dan Kessler, Keith and Jan Hurlbut Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution and David S. and Ann M. Barlow Professor in Management, Stanford Graduate School of Business |
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11:15 AM |
Is Inequality Growing in America? |
Erik Hurst, Visiting Fellow, Hoover Institution and Frank P. and Marianne R. Diassi Distinguished Service Professor of Economics, University of Chicago Emmanuel Saez, Professor of Economics, Director of Stone Center on Wealth and Income Inequality, University of California – Berkeley Bruce Meyer, McCormick Foundation Professor, Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago Moderator: Ross Levine, Booth Derbas Family/Edward Lazear Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution |
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12:15 AM |
Lunch |
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1:30 PM |
How Should the US Economy Adapt to the AI Boom? |
Jonathan Levin, President of Stanford University and Bing Presidential Professor and Professor of Economics, Stanford Graduate School of Business Steven Davis, Thomas W. and Susan B. Ford Senior Fellow and Director of Research, Hoover Institution Justin Grimmer, Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution and Professor of Political Science, Stanford University Moderator: Amit Seru, Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution and Steven and Roberta Denning Professor of Finance, Stanford Graduate School of Business |
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2:30 PM |
Break |
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3:00 PM |
Policy Challenges to US Economic Prosperity |
Kevin Hassett, Brent R. Nicklas Distinguished Fellow in Economics, Hoover Institution Brandice Canes-Wrone, Maurice R. Greenberg Senior Fellow and Director of the Center for Revitalizing American Institutions, Hoover Institution and Professor of Political Science, Stanford University Paola Sapienza, J-P Conte Family Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution Moderator: Stephen Haber, Peter and Helen Bing Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution and A.A. and Jeanne Welch Milligan Professor in the School of Humanities and Sciences, Stanford University |
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4:00 PM |
Reception |
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5:00 PM |
Conclusion of conference |
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