Translating Economic Research Into Public Policy: Lessons from Economists in Government
Panel Session
Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM (PST)
- Moderator: Ioana Marinescu, University of Pennsylvania
Panelist(s)
Susan Athey
,
Stanford University
Topic: Experience as chief economist at the US Department of Justice Antitrust Division
Rajeev Darolia
,
University of Kentucky
Topic: Experience as chief economist at the US Department of Education
Jessica Wachter
,
University of Pennsylvania
Topic: Experience as chief economist at the US Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
Catherine Wolfram
,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Topic: Experience as Assistant Secretary for Climate and Energy Economics at the US Treasury.
Wesley Yin
,
University of California-Los Angeles
Topic: Experience as chief economist at the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB), as a senior economist in the White House Council of Economic Advisors and as the U.S. Treasury Department’s deputy assistant secretary of economic policy.
JEL Classifications
- A1 - General Economics