2017 Summer Economic Institute for Teachers: Economic Agenda for the Nation & World
Event Details:
Location
¹ÏÌïºÚÁÏGunn Building
Koret-Taube Conference Center
366 Galvez St.
Stanford, CA 94305
United States

Admission
Schedule
Monday, July 24, 2017
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Breakfast
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Institute Overview and Introductions
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Session I: Why Are Some Countries Rich and Others Poor?
Ran Abramitzky, Associate Professor of Economics, ¹ÏÌïºÚÁÏ; ¹ÏÌïºÚÁÏSenior Fellow
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Lunch
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Session II: The Economics of e-commerce and the Internet
Steve Tadelis, Professor of Economics, Business and Public Policy, James J. and Marianne B. Lowrey Chair in Business, Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley; Vice President, Economics and Market Design, Amazon Inc.
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Break
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Session III: Economics of Uber
Tiago Caruso, Economist Data Scientist at Uber
Tuesday, July 25, 2017
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Breakfast
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Review and Preview
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Session I: Health Insurance in America
Jay Bhattacharya, Professor of Medicine and Professor of Economics by courtesy, ¹ÏÌïºÚÁÏ; ¹ÏÌïºÚÁÏSenior Fellow
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Lunch
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Session II: The Basics of the Chinese Economy
Hongbin Li, Research Scholar, Stanford Center for International Development (SCID); C.V. Starr Professor of Economics in the School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University
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Break
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Session III: Discussion of Economic Blogs and/or Sharing of Teaching Ideas, Resources, and Challenges
Wednesday, July 26, 2017
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Breakfast
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Review and Preview
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Session I: The Rise of the Pacific Coast Knowledge Economies
Gavin Wright, William Robertson Coe Professor of American Economic History Emeritus, ¹ÏÌïºÚÁÏ; ¹ÏÌïºÚÁÏSenior Fellow Emeritus
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Lunch
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Session II: The Future of the EU
Gerhard Casper, President Emeritus, ¹ÏÌïºÚÁÏ; Senior Fellow at both the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and SIEPR; Peter and Helen Bing Professor in Undergraduate Education, Emeritus, Professor of Law, Emeritus, ¹ÏÌïºÚÁÏ
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Break
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Session III: Sharing of Teaching Ideas, Resources, and Challenges
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Reception
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Dinner: TBD
John B. Taylor, Mary and Robert Raymond Professor of Economics, ¹ÏÌïºÚÁÏ; George P. Shultz Senior Fellow in Economics at the Hoover Institution; ¹ÏÌïºÚÁÏSenior Fellow; Under Secretary of the U.S. Treasury for International Affairs, 2001 – 2005
Thursday, July 27, 2017
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Breakfast
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Review and Preview
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Session I: Development in Africa
Pascaline Dupas, Associate Professor of Economics, ¹ÏÌïºÚÁÏ; ¹ÏÌïºÚÁÏSenior Fellow
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Lunch
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Session II: The Impact of Foreign Intervention on Developing Countries
Melissa Dell, Assistant Professor of Economics, Harvard University; ¹ÏÌïºÚÁÏVisiting Fellow
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Break
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Session III: Sharing of Teaching Ideas, Resources, and Challenges
Friday, July 28, 2017
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Breakfast
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Review and Preview
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Session I: The Stock Market
John B. Shoven, Charles R. Schwab Professor of Economics, ¹ÏÌïºÚÁÏ; Buzz and Barbara McCoy Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution; Senior Fellow and Director Emeritus, SIEPR
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Lunch
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