The Hoover Prosperity Program will host Challenges Facing the US Economy on January 21, 2025.

The economy was the top issue for Americans voting in the 2024 presidential election. While there is a widespread desire to secure a prosperous future for America, there is broad debate about how to get there. At this conference, world-class scholars and policymakers will discuss insights from evidence-based research that can inform public understanding of a set of pressing issues, including the federal deficit, the impact of AI on jobs, the state of inequality in America, and more.

                               

                               

                               

                               

Tuesday, January 21st
Time/Location Content Presenters

9:30 AM
Hauck Auditorium

Introductory Remarks

Condoleezza Rice, Tad and Dianne Taube Director of the Hoover Institution

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

9:45 AM
Hauck Auditorium 

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 

                  

Session 1: View Transcript here

10:45 AM
Traitel Pavilion

Break

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11:15 AM
Hauck Auditorium 

Is U.S. Fiscal Policy Sustainable?

Ross Levine, Booth Derbas Family/Edward Lazear Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution 

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

                  

Session 2: View Transcript here          

12:15 PM
Blount Hall

Lunch 

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1:30 PM
Hauck Auditorium

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

                  

Session 3: View Transcript here

2:30 PM
Traitel Pavilion

Break

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3:00 PM
Hauck Auditorium 

Policy Challenges to US Economic Prosperity

Paola Sapienza, J-P Conte Family Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution

Jonathan Rodden, Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution and Professor of Political Science, Stanford University

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

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

                  

Session 4: View Transcript here

4:00 PM
Traitel Pavilion 

Reception

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5:00 PM
Traitel Pavilion 

Conclusion of conference

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