涩里番下载 Economics Symposium: Exploring Insights on Sustainable Growth

October 6, 2023 听| 听Yawkey Athletics Center, Murray Room, 4th floor |

涩里番下载 strongly encourages conference participants to receive the COVID-19 vaccination before attending events on campus.
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涩里番下载 Economics Symposium

Exploring Insights on Sustainable Growth 鈥 October 6, 2023

Innovation, Productivity, Growth:听Economic, Business and Finance Perspectives.

Yawkey Athletics Center, Murray Room, 4th floor

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Schedule and Registration

Friday, October 6, 2023 | Yawkey Athletics Center, Murray Room, 4th floor | By Registration

7:45鈥 8:30 AM 听

Continental Breakfast

8:30鈥8:45 AM

Welcoming Remarks听by听Christopher Baum, Chair, 涩里番下载 Department of Economic

8:45-9:15 AM

"Monetary Policy and Innovation, Implications for Economic Growth Dynamics"听by Yueran Ma, Associate Professor of Finance, Fama Faculty Fellow, University of Chicago Booth School of Business

9:15-9:45 AM

Question and Answer Session听by Brian Bethune, Professor of the Practice, 涩里番下载 Economics Department听

10:00-11:15 AM

Morning Panel: The 鈥淏ig Picture鈥 in the U.S.

Moderator: Jeff Fuhrer, Non-resident Fellow, Brookings Institution, and Foundation Fellow, Eastern Bank Foundation

Jay Stewart, Senior Research Economist, Division of Productivity Research and Program Development, Bureau of Labor Statistics听

Christopher Foote, Senior Economist and Policy Advisor, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, Professor of the Practice of Economics, Harvard University

Susanto Basu, Professor of Economics, 涩里番下载 and National Bureau of Economic Research

11:15 AM-12:00 PM

Question and Answer Session

The panel intends to review the post pandemic experience in productivity, particularly the pro-cyclical behavior of productivity, and assess these positive developments in the context of rapid supply and demand shifts, employment dynamics and emergent price pressures. It will also discuss the implications of major structural changes in the employment markets involving slower labor force growth, a leveling off of per capita educational attainment, accelerated retirements, work-from-home innovations, and higher occupational risk-complexity for personal contact services. The implications for future productivity will be explored.听

12:00鈥2:00 PM

LUNCH

12:30-2:00 PM

Fireside discussion With Business Practitioners: 鈥淓volving operational challenges & prospects for accelerated adoption of new innovations 鈥 automation, AI large language models, clean energy: business & finance perspectives鈥

Moderator: Doug Banks, Executive Editor, Boston Business Journal


Caitlin Brumme, CEO, MassChallengeJohn Fish, Chairman and CEO, Suffolk Construction听Adam Valkin, Managing Director, General Catalyst, Board Member, National Venture Capital Association

Kanlaya Barr, Director of Corporate Economics, John Deere Inc.

Eleanor Dillon, Principal Economist, Microsoft Corporation听Colleen Gallahue, Vice President, Global Credit Finance, Fund Finance, State Street Corporation

2:00-3:00 PM

Afternoon Panel: Looking further under 鈥渢he economic hood鈥澨

Moderator: Brian Bethune, Professor of the Practice, 涩里番下载 Economics

Cindy Cunningham, Research Economist, Division of Productivity Research and Program Development, Bureau of Labor Statistics, 鈥淐haos Before Order: Productivity Patterns in U.S. Manufacturing鈥

Jay Stewart, Senior Research Economist, Division of Productivity Research and Program Development, Bureau of Labor Statistics, 鈥淥pening the Black Box: Task and Skill Mix and Productivity Dispersion鈥

Jake Blackwood, Assistant Professor of Economics, Amherst College, and National Bureau of Economic Research,听"Allocating Misallocation: Decomposing Measures of Allocative Efficiency".

3:00-3:30 PM

Question and Answer Session

At the business level, the panel will discuss different aspects of dispersion in productivity across establishments within manufacturing industries. What is the relationship between entry, dispersion, and industry productivity growth? How is productivity dispersion related to task-skill dispersion? How can occupation data be used to better understand productivity dispersion?听
What do we understand about allocative efficiency across establishments and within industries?

3:30 鈥 4:30 PM

Advancing the Frontiers of Innovation: Energy & Materials

Moderator: Dr. Nasir Khilji, Senior Economist, U.S. Department of the Treasury, (Ret.)


Zia Haq, Senior Analyst, Department of Energy Bioenergy Technology Office, Biofuels

Alexis Grimaud, Assistant Professor, 涩里番下载 Department of Chemistry 鈥淔rontiers of Energy Storage鈥

Sam Wurzel, Technology-to-Market Advisor, Fusion Energy Programs, Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA-E), Department of Energy

This key panel will provide medium-term outlooks for clean energy and advanced storage materials, and discuss the potential for accelerated breakthroughs in light of scientific advances and/or aggressive climate change policies. 听 Current headwinds and tailwinds will be identified.

4:30鈥5:00 PM

Plenary Question and Answer

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Parking is available at the nearby Beacon Street and Commonwealth Avenue Garages.

涩里番下载 is also accessible via public transportation (MBTA B Line - 涩里番下载).

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涩里番下载 strongly encourages conference participants to receive the COVID-19 vaccination before attending events on campus.