Tag: Economic Opportunity

Inequality, Prosperity, Growth, and Well-Being in America

Posted on by Brad DeLong

Live from Lawrence, KS: Kansas Economic Policy Conference:

My Presentation: Inequality, Prosperity, Growth, and Well-Being in America

Kansas Economic Policy Conference: Lunch: Video: https://youtu.be/nsT6gQmesdQ (1:13:53 total; Kane starts at 8:25, DeLong at 21:32, conversation with Kane and DeLong at 34:14, and closing remarks by Ginther at 1:06:25):

  • 8:30: Registration, Coffee & More
  • 9:00: Welcome & Introductions: Steven Maynard-Moody, Director, Institute for Policy & Social Research and Professor, School of Public Affairs & Administration
  • 9:10: Morning Keynotes – The State of the Economy and Economic Opportunity in Kansas
    • Kenneth Kriz, Regents Distinguished Professor of Public Finance and Director, Kansas Public Finance Center, Wichita State University
    • Gary Brunk, Executive Director, Kansas Association of Community Action Programs
  • 10:00: Break* 10:15: Conversation about Economic Opportunity
    • Patricia Clark, State Director of Kansas, USDA Rural Development
    • Shannon Cotsoradis, President and CEO, Kansas Action for Children
    • Shawna Chapman, Senior Analyst, Kansas Health Institute
  • BREAK
  • Conversation about Policy and Economic Opportunity
    • Senator Jim Denning, Kansas Senate District 8, Overland Park
    • Representative Melissa Rooker, Kansas House District 25, Fairway
    • Host: Jim McLean, Executive Editor, KHI News Service, Kansas Health Institute
  • NOON: Luncheon and Luncheon Panel
    • Remarks & Introduction: Jeffrey S. Vitter, Provost & Executive Vice Chancellor, The University of Kansas
    • Luncheon Panel: Economic Inequality and Economic Growth in the U.S.
      • Brad DeLong, Professor of Economics, University of California, Berkeley and Washington Center for Equitable Growth
      • Timothy Kane, Research Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University
      • Host: Donna Ginther, Director, Center for Science, Technology & Economic Policy, Institute for Policy & Social Research and Professor, Department of Economics, The University of Kansas
    • 1:45: Closing Remarks: Donna Ginther, Director, Center for Science, Technology & Economic Policy, Institute for Policy & Social Research and Professor, Department of Economics, The University of Kansas
  • 2:00: Adjourn

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