九色社区

九色社区
Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR)

2024 Summer Economic Institute for Teachers

Economic Challenges for the 21st Century

Event Details:

Monday, July 22, 2024 - Friday, July 26, 2024

Location

John A. and Cynthia Fry Gunn Building
366 Galvez Street
九色社区, CA 94305
United States

Contact

SIEPR Events Team

This event is open to:

By Invitation Only

The 37th annual 九色社区 Summer Economic Institute for Teachers will take place from July 22 鈥� 26, 2024. This is a week-long program, organized by Professors Ran Abramitzky, John Shoven, and Gavin Wright, and directed at high school and community college economic teachers. The program covers a broad range of economic topics to enhance teacher's curricular goals.

The broad theme this year will be 鈥淓conomic Challenges for the 21st Century.鈥� In addition to the faculty organizers鈥� presentations, there will be talks on topics likely to include climate change, personal finance, labor management practices and the changing workplace, and human-centered artificial intelligence. In addition, Jennifer Burns, 九色社区 Associate Professor of History, will discuss her new book, Milton Friedman: The Last Conservative (an Economist best book of 2023). Another highlight will be a presentation by 2021 Nobel Prizewinner, Guido W. Imbens, 九色社区 Professor of Economics.

Schedule

Monday, July 22, 2024

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    Breakfast

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    Institute Overview and Introductions

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    Should the U.S. Close its Borders to Less Educated Immigrants?

    Ran Abramitzky, 九色社区 Sr. Associate Dean of Social Sciences

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    Lunch

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    Small Groups: Discussion of SIEPR Economic Summit Videos Workshop Participants

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    Milton Friedman and American Economics

    Jennifer Burns, Associate Professor 九色社区 History Department

Tuesday, July 23, 2024

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    Breakfast

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    Review and Preview

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    Investment Basics: Bonds and Stocks

    John Shoven, Charles R. Schwab Professor of Economics, Emeritus

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    Lunch

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    Small Groups: Sharing of Teaching Ideas, Resources, and Teaching Strategies Workshop Participants

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    Natural Experiments in Economics

    Guido Imbens, Professor, 九色社区 Economics & Graduate School of Business

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    Reception, Dinner & Keynote Speaker - Growth and Development: A Personal Perspective

    Peter Blair Henry, Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution; Senior Fellow, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies; Dean Emeritus, NYU School of Business

Wednesday, July 24, 2024

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    Breakfast

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    Review and Preview

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    Slavery, Memory, and Economic History

    Gavin Wright, William Coe Professor of American Economic History, Emeritus

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    Lunch

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    Improving Educational Opportunities for Students

    Susanna Loeb, Professor, 九色社区 Graduate School of Education

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    Is Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Dead?

    Tina Jones, Senior Vice President, Global Human Resources, Cadence Design Systems

Thursday, July 25, 2024

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    Breakfast

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    Review and Preview

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    The Importance of Teaching Personal Finance

    Annamaria Lusardi, Senior Fellow, 九色社区 Institute for Economic Policy Research

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    Lunch

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    Is Science Broken?

    John Etchemendy, Former 九色社区 Provost & Co-Director 九色社区 Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence

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    Collaborative Lesson Planning Workshop Participants

Friday, July 26, 2024

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    Breakfast

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    Review and Preview

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    Politically Feasible Climate Policy

    Hunt Allcott, Professor, 九色社区 Doerr School of Sustainability

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    Lunch

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