ASSA 2020 Webcasts of Select Sessions

(L to R) Sarah Artmitage, Roberton Williams III, Lint Barrage, Joseph E. Aldy, Meredith Fowlie, Garth Heutel, and Gilbert Metcalf presenting at "Carbon Tax Policy"

(L to R) Marie T. Mora, Trevon Logan, Ebonya Washington, Cecilia Conrad, Randall Akee, and Ted Miguel presenting at "How Can Economics Solve Its Race Problem?"

(L to R) Lisa Lynch, Lawrence Katz, David Card, Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach, and Alexandre Mas speak on "Alan Krueger's Contributions to Economics"

(L to R) Dani Rodrik and Suresh Naidu presenting at "Economics for Inclusive Prosperity (EfIP)"

(L to R) Raghuram Rajan, Anne Case, Angus Deaton, Robert D. Putnam, and Kenneth Rogoff presenting at "Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism"

(L to R) Adam Posen, Janet Yellen, and Lawrence Summers speaking at "Japanification, Secular Stagnation, and Fiscal and Monetary Policy Challenges"

View webcasts of select sessions from the Annual Meeting in San Diego on January 3-5, 2020 (compliments of the AEA).

 

January 3, 2020

Carbon Tax Policy

Presiding: Joseph E. Aldy, Harvard University

Measuring the Macroeconomic Impact of Carbon Taxes - Gilbert Metcalf, Tufts University and NBER and James Stock, Harvard University

The Fiscal Costs of Climate Change - Lint Barrage, University of California-Santa Barbara and NBER

The Welfare Implications of Carbon Price Certainty - Joseph E. Aldy, Harvard University and NBER and Sarah Armitage, Harvard University

Meredith Fowlie, University of California-Berkeley
Roberton Williams III, University of Maryland and NBER
Garth Heutel, Georgia State University and NBER

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AEA/AFA Joint Luncheon: Nudges are Not Enough: The Case for Price-Based Paternalism

David Laibson, Harvard University, introduced by David Hirshleifer, University of California-Irvine

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How Can Economics Solve Its Race Problem?

Presiding: Janet Yellen, Brookings Institution

Ebonya Washington, Yale University
Randall Akee, University of California-Los Angeles
Cecilia Conrad, Pomona College
Trevon Logan, Ohio State University
Edward Miguel, University of California-Berkeley
Marie T. Mora, University of Missouri-St. Louis

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AEA Distinguished Lecture: Gender in the 21st Century

Marianne Bertrand, University of Chicago, introduced by Janet Yellen, Brookings Institution

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January, 4, 2020

Alan Krueger's Contributions to Economics

Presiding: David Card, University of California-Berkeley

Alexandre Mas, Princeton University
Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach, Northwestern University
Lawrence Katz, Harvard University
Lisa Lynch, Brandeis University
David Card, University of California-Berkeley

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Economics for Inclusive Prosperity (EfIP)

Presiding: Dani Rodrik, Harvard University

Can Economics Rise to the Challenge? - Suresh Naidu, Columbia University, Dani Rodrik, Harvard University, and Gabriel Zucman, University of California-Berkeley

Economic Foundations of Real Freedom for All - Samuel Bowles, Santa Fe Institute and Wendy Carlin, University College London

The Political Limits of Economics - Luigi Zingales, University of Chicago

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Nobel Laureate Luncheon honoring the 2018 Nobel Laureates William Nordhaus (Yale University) and Paul Romer (New York University)

Presiding: Janet Yellen, Brookings Institution

Lint Barrage, University of Southern California-Santa Barbara
Robert Gordon, Northwestern University
George Akerlof, University of California-Berkeley
Chad Jones, Stanford University

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Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism

Presiding: Angus Deaton, Princeton University

Anne Case, Princeton University
Robert D. Putnam, Harvard University
Raghuram Rajan, University of Chicago
Kenneth Rogoff, Harvard University

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AEA Awards Ceremony

Presiding: Janet Yellen, Brookings Institution

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AEA Presidential Address: The New Tools of Monetary Policy

Ben Bernanke, Brookings Institution, introduced by Janet Yellen, Brookings Institution

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January 5, 2020

Japanification, Secular Stagnation, and Fiscal and Monetary Policy Challenges

Presiding: Adam Posen, Peterson Institute for International Economics

Mario Draghi, European Central Bank
Lawrence Summers, Harvard University
Janet Yellen, Brookings Institution
Adam Posen, Peterson Institute for International Economics

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See Also: 2020 Continuing Education Webcasts