Conference
Program
Thursday, May 2, 2024| 10:00–10:15 a.m. | Welcome & Introduction Dimitri Papadimitriou | Levy Institute |
| 10:15–11:45 p.m. | Session I: Economic Prospects for the U.S. Economy MODERATOR: Harriet Torry | Wall Street Journal SPEAKERS: Jan Hatzius | Goldman Sachs R.C. Whalen | Whalen Global Advisors LLC Gennaro Zezza | Levy Institute & University of Cassino, Italy |
| 11:45 a.m.–12:00 p.m. | Break |
| 12:00–1:30 p.m. | Session II: The Revival of Industrial Policy MODERATOR: Matthew Klein | The Overshoot SPEAKERS: Reda Cherif | International Monetary Fund (IMF) Fuad Hasanov | International Monetary Fund (IMF) James Galbraith | LBJ School of Public Affairs & Levy Institute |
| 1:30–1:45 p.m. | Break |
| 1:45–3:15 p.m. | Session III: Causes and Measurement of Inequality MODERATOR: Peter Coy | The New York Times SPEAKERS: Michelle Holder | John Jay College of Criminal Justice Tom Masterson | Levy Institute Ajit Zacharias | Levy Institute |
| 3:15–3:30 p.m. | Break |
| 3:30–5:00 p.m. | Session IV: Aging and Public Policy: Debunking Myths, Providing Solutions MODERATOR: Pavlina Tcherneva | Levy Institute & Bard College Economic Democracy Initiative SPEAKERS: Teresa Ghilarducci | The New School for Social Research Ed Lane | Lane Asset Management L. Randall Wray | Levy Institute |