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UC Berkeley’s Clausen Center for International Business and Policy will hold its 3rd biennial Conference on Global Economic Issues on Saturday, November 16, 2019.
As in previous years, this invitation-only event will host prominent economists, policymakers, and industry participants. Some of our confirmed participants include Mary Daly, President, SF Federal Reserve; Calvin Ho, Senior Vice President and Director of Research for Templeton Global Macro; Jed Kolko, Chief Economist at Indeed; and Emi Nakamura, Andres Rodriguez-Clare, and Maurice Obstfeld all from University of California, Berkeley.
This year we welcome Dr. Gita Gopinath, IMF Economic Counsellor and Director of Research to give the keynote address.
We hope you can join us for what promises to be a lively and stimulating event.
>> Click here to view Clausen Conference 2019 Participant List
Program
| 9:00am-9:30am | Registration & Breakfast |
| 9:30am-9:45am | Opening Remarks Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, Director, Clausen Center, University of California, Berkeley Kim Voss, Acting Dean, Division of Social Sciences, University of California, Berkeley |
| 9:45am-11:00am | Session 1 – Rising Challenges for Emerging Markets Chair: Carlos Carvalho, Former Deputy Governor, Economic Policy, Central Bank of Brazil Panelists: Alan Taylor, Professor, University of California, Davis Veronica Rappoport, Vice President, Central Bank of Argentina Calvin Ho, Senior Vice President and Director of Research, Templeton Global Macro >> Click here for Session 1 Slides |
| 11:00am-11:15am | Break |
| 11:15am-12:30pm | Session 2 – China Chair: Galina Hale, Research Advisor, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco Panelists: Chang-Tai Hsieh, Professor, University of Chicago Maurice Obstfeld, Professor, University of California, Berkeley Jeff Shen, Managing Director, BlackRock >> Click here for Session 2 Slides |
| 12:30pm-2:00pm | Lunch |
| 2:00pm-3:15pm | Session 3 – Macro Implications of Structural Change in the Labor Market Chair: Andres Rodriguez-Clare, University of California, Berkeley Panelists: Emi Nakamura, Professor, University of California, Berkeley Mary Daly, President, Federal Reserve Bank, San Francisco Jed Kolko, Chief Economist, Indeed >> Click here for Session 3 Slides |
| 3:15pm-3:45pm | Break |
| 3:45pm-4:45pm | Egon & Joan von Kaschnitz Lecture Keynote: Gita Gopinath, Economic Counsellor and Director of Research, International Monetary Fund “A Case for an Intergrated Policy Framework“ |
| 4:45pm-5:00pm | Closing remarks |
| 5:00pm-6:00pm | Reception |
Venue
All sessions and conference reception will be held at:
David Brower Center
2150 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA 94704
Parking and Transportation
Parking
Parking Passes for participants can be reserved in advance. Contact econevents@berkeley.edu to request a permit.
Transportation
For additional transportation options, please visit Bart.gov or 511.org
Accommodation
Hyatt Regency, 5 Embarcadero Center, San Francisco
Accommodation will be provided for out-of-town attendees. Please indicate if lodging is desired when completing your registration form and a reservation will be made on your behalf. We strongly recommend that attendees register by October 16, 2019.
Hotel confirmations will be sent out by November 1, 2019.
For guests staying at the SF Hyatt, transportation to and from conference venue will be provided.
NOTE: Berkeley lodging also available upon request.
Contact
For questions or comments please contact:
Clausen Event Staff, econevent@berkeley.edu
Event Planner
Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, pog@berkeley.edu
Director, Clausen Center for International Business and Policy