Building a More Resilient US Economy

Paepcke Auditorium / Livestream

Friday, August 4, 2023
3-4pm ET / 1-2pm MT

SPEAKERS

Adena T Friedman, Chair and CEO, Nasdaq
Rob Portman, Former US Senator from Ohio
Cecilia Rouse, Former Chair, Council of Economic Advisers
Moderator: 
Greg Ip, Chief Economics Commentator and Deputy Economics Editor, The Wall Street Journal
Welcome: Daniel R. Porterfield, President and CEO, The Aspen Institute

The US economy faces stubbornly high inflation, rising interest rates, and a potential recession. These challenges have been made even harder by a series of shocks: the pandemic, supply chain disruptions, the invasion of Ukraine, bank failures, budget brinkmanship and growing tensions between China and the West. This session will explore how policymakers and key stakeholders in the economy can navigate these shocks to keep the economy and labor market as resilient as possible.

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