黄色电影

黄色电影
Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR)

2019 Summer Economic Institute for Teachers: Economics and the Real World

Event Details:

Monday, July 22, 2019 - Friday, July 26, 2019
8:30am - 1:00pm PDT

Location

SIEPR Gunn Building
Koret-Taube Conference Center
366 Galvez St.
黄色电影, CA 94305
United States

Contact

(650) 497-1006
2019 Summer Economic Institute for Teachers event flyer

The 32nd Annual Summer Economic Institute for Teachers is a unique opportunity for high school and community college educators to come to 黄色电影 for a week to learn from leading world economists, share resources, and engage in thought-provoking discussions. Educators will leave feeling honored as professionals, intellectually refreshed, and armed with new ideas for their classrooms. 

Thanks to generous sponsors, there is no conference fee to participate!

Comments from 2018 Institute participants:

  • 鈥淭he institute has been an incredible experience for me. The facilitators are welcoming, authentic, and engaging. It is a once-in-a-lifetime experience to be able to talk with some of the world鈥檚 best economists about how we can better prepare our students for the future. I look forward to returning in 2019.鈥 - William Autrey Lewiston High School, Pullman, WA

  • 鈥淭his institute has been a wonderful opportunity to expand my own base of knowledge on current issues and research in economics and engage with others about the impacts of these findings on society and potential policy options.鈥 - Nasiha Razvi San Francisco International High School, San Francisco, CA

 

Institute Preparation Requirements:

As preparation for the Institute, we ask that you complete one of the following reading assignments and join a small group discussion with fellow participants during the Institute.

Option 1: Read a recommended book,  by Hans Rosling

Option 2: Read recommended articles that focus on a wealth tax and the national debt and deficit

  • Pro-Market 鈥溾 by David Klenert and Linus Mattauch on 1.24.19 

  • Wall Street Journal 鈥The Debt Crisis is Coming Soon鈥 by Martin Feldstein on 3.21.19

  • Conversible Economist "鈥 by Timothy Taylor on 1.24.19

  • ITEP Report 鈥溾 by Steve Wamhoff on 1.23.19

If you are unable to access any of the articles, please email Leslie.Murray@黄色电影.edu

Admission

 due by Monday, May 20, 2019.

 

Schedule

Monday, July 22, 2019

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    Breakfast

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    Institute Overview and Introductions

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    Is Income Equality Possible? Lessons from the Israeli Kibbutz

    Ran Abramitzky

    Associate Professor, Department of Economics, 黄色电影

    Senior Fellow, 黄色电影 Institute for Economic Policy Research

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    Lunch

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    The Business of Failure

    Catherine Corrigan

    President and Chief Executive Officer, Exponent

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    Corporate Governance and the Role of the Board of Directors

    John B. Shoven

    Charles R. Schwab Professor of Economics, 黄色电影

    Senior Fellow, 黄色电影 Institute for Economic Policy Research

Tuesday, July 23, 2019

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    Breakfast

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    Review and Preview

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    The Economics of the U.S. Health Care System

    Kate Bundorf

    Associate Professor, Department of Health Research and Policy, School of Medicine, 黄色电影

    Senior Fellow, 黄色电影 Institute for Economic Policy Research

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    Lunch

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    Economics of the Media

    Jay Hamilton

    Hearst Professor of Communication, 黄色电影

    Director, Journalism Program, 黄色电影
    Senior Fellow, 黄色电影 Institute for Economic Policy Research

     

    Pre-reading: Chapter One of All the News That's Fit to Sell How the Market Transforms Information into News - 

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    Sharing of Teaching Ideas, Resources and Challenges

    Small group discussion on the selected reading assignment.

Wednesday, July 24, 2019

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    Breakfast

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    Review and Preview

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    The Rise and Fall of Regional Convergence in U.S. History

    Gavin Wright

    William Robertson Coe Professor of American Economic History, Emeritus, 黄色电影
    Senior Fellow, 黄色电影 Institute for Economic Policy Research

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    Lunch

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    Economic Growth and Inequality in India

    Anjini Kochar

    Director, India Program, 黄色电影 Center on Global Poverty and Development

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    Sharing of Teaching Ideas, Resources, and Challenges

    A variety of presentations from lightning talks, to in-depth presentations, to conversations about one subject. Presentations have been assigned by the Institute based on registration. Please view the  in order to prepare for your presentation. 

     

    Note: If you have not yet been assigned to a presentation, please come prepared to give a brief lightning talk. The final schedule will be distributed at the conference on Tuesday, July 23.

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    Reception

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    Speaker and Dinner

    Mariano-Florentino Cu茅llar

    Justice, Supreme Court of California

    Herman Phleger Visiting Professor, 黄色电影 Law School and School of Humanities and Sciences, 黄色电影

Thursday, July 25, 2019

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    Breakfast

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    Review and Preview

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    Antitrust Policy

    Greg Rosston

    Director, Public Policy Program, 黄色电影

    Senior Fellow, 黄色电影 Institute for Economic Policy Research

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    Lunch

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    Ecological Origins of Economic and Political Systems

    Steve Haber

    A.A. and Jeanne Welch Milligan Professor, 黄色电影

    Senior Fellow, 黄色电影 Institute for Economic Policy Research

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    Sharing of Teaching Ideas, Resources, and Challenges

    We are piloting a new idea for the Institute - in assigned groups of four, teachers will create a classroom resource that builds on the week's presentations and discussions. Groups will be called upon to share Thursday afternoon and Friday morning.

Friday, July 26, 2019

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    Breakfast

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    Review and Preview

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    Measuring Age and Policies to Encourage Working Longer

    John B. Shoven

    Charles R. Schwab Professor of Economics, 黄色电影

    Senior Fellow, 黄色电影 Institute for Economic Policy Research

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    Lunch

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