U.S. and European economies after COVID-19
A Raymond Aron Lecture featuring Laurence Boone and Jason Furman
Past Event
On September 29, the Center on the United States and Europe (CUSE) at Brookings hosted Laurence Boone, chief economist at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), for the 15th annual Raymond Aron Lecture. In her remarks, Boone discussed how to rehabilitate our trans-Atlantic economies from the devastation of the COVID-19 pandemic. Prior to joining the OECD, Laurence Boone was the chief economist at AXA Group, served as special advisor to French President François Hollande, and was the chief economist and managing director at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
Following her address, Harvard University professor Jason Furman, who served as the 28th chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers from August 2013 to January 2017, responded to her remarks.
Vice President and Director of Foreign Policy Suzanne Maloney and French Ambassador to the United States Philippe Étienne provided welcome remarks. Brookings Nonresident Senior Fellow Doug Rediker moderated the discussion. After the program, panelists answered questions from the audience.
Viewers submitted questions by emailing events@brookings.edu or on Twitter with #AronLecture.
The Raymond Aron lecture series, named after the renowned scholar of post-war France, annually features leading French and American personalities speaking on current issues affecting the trans-Atlantic relationship.
Agenda
Welcome remarks
Featured speaker
Laurence Boone
Chief Economist and Head of the Economics Department - Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
Discussant
Jason Furman
Former Brookings Expert
Aetna Professor of the Practice of Economic Policy - Harvard University
Nonresident Senior Fellow - Peterson Institute for International Economics
Moderated conversation and audience Q&A
Laurence Boone
Chief Economist and Head of the Economics Department - Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
Jason Furman
Former Brookings Expert
Aetna Professor of the Practice of Economic Policy - Harvard University
Nonresident Senior Fellow - Peterson Institute for International Economics
Douglas A. Rediker
Nonresident Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Global Economy and Development, Center on the United States and Europe
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