Lecture Series
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What to do about the World's Climate: Prospects for Action in the US and Abroad November 3, 2009 Hear from a panel of environmental experts discussing global warming, the prospects for an international agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and what policies each country can use to meet its commitment. Distinguished Guests: Charles Kolstad - Economics Professor, University of California, Santa Barbara Nathaniel Keohane - Director of Economic Policy and Analysis, Environmental Defense Fund Don Fullerton - Gutsgell Professor of Finance, Universitty of Illinois and the Institute of Government and Public Affairs Watch the lecture streaming online |
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Fiscal Wake Up Tour April 14, 2009 Building on the acclaim of the award winning documentary I.O.U.S.A., a group of distinguished panelists from Washington D.C. will discuss how today’s fiscal choices and rapidly growing national debt are directly impacting long-term US economic stability...will what’s left in your wallet be enough to fund your future, and will America mend its spendthrift ways? Distinguished Guests: Andrew G. Biggs - Resident Scholar, The American Enterprise Institute Diane Rogers - Chief Economist, The Concord Coalition David Certner - Director of Federal Affairs, AARP Watch the lecture streaming online |
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Charles P. Blahaus, III - Lecture October 15, 2008 Charles P. Blahous, deputy assistant to the president for economic policy and deputy director of the White House National Economic Council presented a lecture entitled “Supporting an Aging Society: The Flight from Responsibility." View a news release Watch the lecture streaming online |
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Peter R. Orszag - Lecture April 22, 2008 Health Care: Capturing the Opportunity in the Nation's Core Fiscal Challenge His four-year term began on January 18, 2007. Before joining CBO, Orszag was the Joseph A. Pechman Senior Fellow and Deputy Director of Economic Studies at the Brookings Institution. In previous government service, Orszag served as Special Assistant to the President for Economic Policy and Senior Economic Adviser at the National Economic Council during 1997 and 1998. Earlier, he served as a staff economist and then Senior Adviser and Senior Economist at the President’s Council of Economic Advisers. Watch the lecture streaming online |
