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.
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9:30 AM |
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 |
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9:45 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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Session 1: View Transcript here |
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10:45 AM |
Break |
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11:15 AM |
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 |
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Session 2: View Transcript here |
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12:15 PM |
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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Session 3: View Transcript here |
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2:30 PM |
Break |
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3:00 PM |
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 |
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Session 4: View Transcript here |
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4:00 PM |
Reception |
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5:00 PM |
Conclusion of conference |
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