by ClausenCenter | Sep 17, 2025 | Events
Please join us for a fireside chat with professors Matilde Bombardini, Andrés Rodriguez-Clare, and Barry Eichengreen to learn more about rapidly evolving U.S. tariff policy and how it might impact trade, the economy, and international finance and policy. The discussion will include time for audience questions.
Panelists
- Matilde Bombardini is a professor and the Oliver E. and Dolores Williamson Chair in the Economics of Organization at the UC Berkeley Haas School of Business. She is also the co-faculty director of the Clausen Center for International Business and Policy. Her research focuses on international trade and interest group politics.
- Andres Rodriguez-Clare is the Edward G. and Nancy S. Jordan Professor of Economics and department chair of the UC Berkeley Economics Department. His research focuses on gains from trade; economic growth; multinational production and technology diffusion; and industrial policy.
- Barry Eichengreen is the George C. Pardee & Helen N. Pardee Chair and Distinguished Professor of Economics and Political Science in the UC Berkeley Department of Economics. His research focuses on international economic and finance issues, including exchange rates and capital flows; the European economy; Asian integration and development with a focus on exchange rates and financial markets; and the impact of China on the international economic and financial system.
- Co-sponsored by the Haas School of Business, the Clausen Center for International Business & Policy, and UC Berkeley Social Science Matrix.
April 23rd, 2025
4:30pm-6:00pm
This event will be presented in the Wells Fargo Room (C420), on the 4th floor of Cheit Hall, at the UC Berkeley Haas School of Business.
This event is free and will be presented in-person and presented online via Zoom. Please register below. We will send a link to the Zoom presentation in advance of the event.
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by ClausenCenter | Sep 8, 2025 | Conferences, Events
NOVEMBER 22, 2025
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY
UC Berkeley’s Clausen Center for International Business and Policy will hold its 5th biennial Conference on Global Economic Issues on Saturday, November 22, 2025. Details for the conference will be coming soon. Please bookmark this page and check back for further information.
The Clausen conference will host prominent economists, policymakers, and industry participants. This year we welcome Gordon Hanson, the Peter Wertheim Professor in Urban Policy at Harvard Kennedy School, to give the keynote address.
PROGRAM
| 8:30-9:00am |
Registration & Breakfast |
| 9:00-9:15am |
Opening Remarks |
| 9:15-10:30am |
Session 1 – Tariffs and U.S. manufacturing employment
Moderator: Matilde Bombardini, University of California, Berkeley
Panelists:
Justin Pierce Federal Reserve Board
Susan Helper Case Western Reserve University
Andres Rodriguez-Clare, University of California, Berkeley
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| 10:30-11:00am |
Break |
| 11:00-12:30pm |
Session 2 – Argentina’s Macroeconomic Reforms
Moderator: Maury Obstfeld, University of California, Berkeley
Panelists:
Luis Cubeddu Deputy Director, Western Hemisphere Department, International Monetary Fund
Fernando Alvarez University of Chicago
Juan Pablo Nicolini Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
José Luis Daza, Deputy Minister of Economy, Republic of Argentina |
| 12:30-1:45pm |
Lunch |
| 1:45-3:15pm |
Session 3 – Policy Levers along the EV Supply Chain
Panelists:
Keith Head UBC Sauder
Edward McGlone Peak Energy |
| 3:15-3:45pm |
Break |
| 3:45-4:45pm |
Egon & Joan von Kaschnitz Keynote Lecture
Gordon Hanson, Peter Wertheim Professor in Urban Policy at Harvard Kennedy School |
| 4:45-5:00pm |
Closing Remarks – Matilde Bombardini and Cecile Gaubert (Clausen Center Co-directors) |
| 5:00-6:00pm |
Reception |
Venue
All sessions will be held at:
Chou Hall
University of California Berkeley
Spieker Forum (6th Floor), Cheit Ln, Berkeley, CA 94720
Parking and Transportation
Parking
Parking Passes for participants can be reserved in advance.
Parking validation is available at Stadium Parking Lot.
Contact econevents@berkeley.edu to request a permit.
Transportation
Shuttle service will be provide to and from the conference venue for all those lodging at the Claremont Hotel.
Accommodation
Claremont Resort & Spa
Conference participants are responsible for any lodging expenses.
Please contact econevents@berkeley.edu for more information about discount rates.
Contact
For questions regarding conference logistics, please contact econevent@berkeley.edu
