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Alan Krueger, a Princeton University labor economist and a former chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, had a significant impact on American economic policy and economic research on issues ranging from the effect of higher minimum wages to the determinants of happiness to the origins of terrorism to the market for music. Krueger died in March 2019 at age 58.
On June 26, the Hutchins Center on Fiscal & Monetary Policy at Brookings and the Economic Policy Institute celebrated Krueger’s work and its implications for current issues in economic policy. A reception followed.
Panel: Alan Krueger’s work on education and mobility, and its relevance to policy today
Krueger’s new book, "Rockonomics: A backstage tour of what the music industry can teach us about economics and life"
What Krueger teaches us about how economists can influence policy & Closing Remarks
Agenda
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June 26
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Welcome
Ben S. Bernanke Distinguished Fellow - The Brookings Institution, Economic Studies, The Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy @BenBernanke -
Event Overview
David Wessel Director - The Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy, Senior Fellow - Economic Studies @davidmwessel -
Panel: Alan Krueger’s work on labor markets, wages, and inequality and its relevance to policy today
Moderator
Lawrence Mishel Distinguished Fellow - Economic Policy InstitutePanelist
Lawrence Katz Elisabeth Allison Professor of Economics - Harvard University
Alexandre Mas Professor of Economics and Public Affairs - Princeton University
Katharine Abraham Distinguished University Professor - University of Maryland -
Panel: Alan Krueger’s work on education and mobility, and its relevance to policy today
Moderator
David Wessel Director - The Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy, Senior Fellow - Economic Studies @davidmwesselPanelist
Diane Schanzenbach Director, Institute for Policy Research; Margaret Walker Alexander Professor of Human Development and Social Policy - Northwestern University @dwschanz
Susan M. Dynarski Professor of Public Policy, Education, and Economics - University of Michigan -
Krueger’s new book, "Rockonomics: A backstage tour of what the music industry can teach us about economics and life"
Steve Liesman Senior Economics Reporter - CNBC -
What Krueger teaches us about how economists can influence policy
Denis McDonough Former Chief of Staff, - President Barack Obama, Senior Principal - Markle Foundation -
Closing Remarks
Stephanie Aaronson Senior Associate Director, Division of Research and Statistics - Federal Reserve Board
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