The Washington Center for Equitable Growth hosted William Darity, the Samuel DuBois Cook Professor of Public Policy, African and African American Studies, and Economics at Duke University, for a seminar on the emerging field of stratification economics.
This event was the latest installment of our monthly academic seminar series, which aims to elevate important new research on issues related to whether and how economic inequality impacts economic growth. It was hosted at our offices in Washington, DC.
The Washington Center for Equitable Growth hosted Roy Van der Weide, an economist on the Poverty and Inequality Research team within the Development Research Group of the World Bank, for a seminar on how inequality can be both good and bad for growth, depending on different measures and outcomes.If you would like to read the paper, you can find it here.
This event was the latest installment of our monthly academic seminar series, which aims to elevate important new research on issues related to whether and how economic inequality impacts economic growth.
The Washington Center for Equitable Growth hosted David Johnson, Deputy Director of PSID and Research Professor at the Institute for Social Research, for a seminar on measuring economic well-being and inequality in multiple dimensions using income, consumption, and wealth. If you would like to read one of the papers presented, you can find it here.
The seminar took place on December 15, 2016 from 12:15 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
This event was the latest installment of our monthly academic seminar series, which aims to elevate important new research on issues related to whether and how economic inequality impacts economic growth. It was hosted at our offices in Washington, DC.
The Washington Center for Equitable Growth hosted Nancy Folbre, Professor Emerita of Economics at the University of Massachusettes Amherst, for a seminar on economics rents, rent-seeking activities, and their influence on labor market outcomes. If you would like to read the paper, you can find it here.
The seminar took place on November 18, 2016 from 12:15 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
This event was the latest installment of our monthly academic seminar series, which aims to elevate important new research on issues related to whether and how economic inequality impacts economic growth. It was hosted at our offices in Washington, DC.
The Great Recession officially ended in June 2009 and the current recovery is still ongoing, yet economists believe that the next recession is likely to occur before the start of the next decade. In the wake of the Great Recession and the slow uptick in wages and job growth, how can past monetary, fiscal, and safety-net policymaking outcomes inform the response to next economic downturn? Which recession-fighting tools need to be re-examined in light of the high levels of income and wealth inequality in the United States?
The Washington Center for Equitable Growth on Tuesday, November 15th organized a keynote address from former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers exploring these questions in light of the structural changes at work in the U.S. economy. After the keynote, policymakers and academics who served during the Great Recession and studied the subsequent impacts of the downturn discussed what questions current policymakers and researchers must address before the next recession occurs.
Keynote Address
Lawrence H. Summers, Harvard University
Panel I: Lessons from the Last Recession
This panel looked back at the efforts to fight the Great Recession in order to glean lessons for the next effort to halt an economic downturn.
Panel II: Fiscal Policy during the Next Recession
When the next recession hits, what should be the role of fiscal policy? How large should a stimulus be? Where should the spending be targeted? This panel considered these questions and more.
Panel III: Monetary Policy during the Next Recession
How can and should the Federal Reserve react the next time the U.S. economy enters a recession? Panelists considered the best course of action in a period of permanently low interest rates.
Panel IV: Reforming the Safety Net for the Next Recession
This panel considered how the social safety net can be reformed to better act as an automatic stabilizer, injecting demand into the economy during the next recession.
A conversation on risks of recession in the near future with Olivier Blanchard and Ryan Avent
A conversation about the risks for the next recession, how likely it may be, and the forces that may cause it.
The Washington Center for Equitable Growth hosted a conversation on exploring the impacts of antitrust enforcement and increasing market concentration on economic growth and inequality.
Prominent academics and practitioners highlighted the changes in antitrust policy over the past 40 years and examine areas in need of further research moving forward. Following the panel discussion, Commissioner Terrell McSweeny of the Federal Trade Commission delivered keynote remarks.
The Washington Center for Equitable Growth hosted Professor Kim Clausing of Reed College for a seminar on her research investigating the effects of profit shifting on the corporate tax base in the United States. If you would like to read the paper, you can find it here. The seminar took place on September 12, 2016 from 12:15 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
This event was the latest installment of our monthly academic seminar series, which aims to elevate important new research on issues related to whether and how economic inequality impacts economic growth. It was hosted at our offices in Washington, DC.
This event was an installment of our monthly academic seminar series, which aims to elevate important new research on issues related to whether and how economic inequality impacts economic growth. It was hosted at our offices in Washington, DC.
The Washington Center for Equitable Growth hosted its inaugural grantee conference on Wednesday, September 21, 2016, in Washington, DC. The conference was an opportunity for grantees to meet Equitable Growth staff, members of our Steering Committee, the policy community, and, importantly, each other.
Following the conference, Equitable Growth hosted a cocktail hour and dinner at Elizabeth’s on L (1341 L Street, NW, Washington, DC). The dinner included conference participants as well as members of the policy and funder communities, and select members of the press.
The conference and dinner were by invitation only. For questions, please contact Korin Davis at kdavis@equitablegrowth.org.
The Washington Center for Equitable Growth hosted Equitable Growth grantee Professor Philip Cohen of the University of Maryland for a seminar on the implications of economic inequality for women’s employment patterns on Tuesday, June 21 from 12:15 pm to 1:30 pm.
This event was an installment of our monthly academic seminar series, which aims to elevate important new research on issues related to whether and how economic inequality impacts economic growth. It was hosted at our offices in Washington, DC.
