Charting a Sustainable Fiscal Future: U.S. and Korean Insights

"Charting a Sustainable Fiscal Future: U.S. and Korean Insights"

Wednesday, October 1  |  1:30-6:00 P.M.

Thursday, October 2  |  8:30 A.M.-5:00 P.M.

Lindner Family Commons (Room 602), Elliott School of International Affairs

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October 1 (Wednesday)

• 13:30 Registration 
• 14:00 Opening, Welcome, and Framing Remarks
  •  Prof. Celeste Arrington, GWIKS Director, Professor of Political Science and International Affairs 
  • Dean Alyssa Ayres, Dean of George Washington University Elliott School of International Affairs 
  • Dr. Won Hyuk Lim, KDI School Associate Dean 
  • Prof. Danny Leipziger, Managing Director of The Growth Dialogue; Professor of Practice of International Business and International Affairs
• 14:20 Session 1: “Global Trade Policy Shifts - Fiscal Stabilizer or Growth Dampener?” 
         Panelists:
  • Alan Wm. Wolff, Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics 
  • Tami Overby, Partner, DGA Group 
    Moderator:
  • Prof. Jay Shambaugh, Professor of Economics and International Affairs, GW, and former Under Secretary for International Affairs at the U.S. Treasury Department 
• 15:20 Session 2: “Aging Demographics, Labor Supply, and Productivity” 
         Panelists:
  • Wendy Edelberg, Senior Fellow, Economic Studies, Brookings Institution 
  • Martha Gimbel, Executive Director, The Budget Lab 
    Moderator:
  • Michael Horrigan, President, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
• 16:20 Coffee Break 
• 16:30 Opening Keynote: “U.S. Fiscal Policy in an Uncertain World” 
         Keynote:
  • A Fireside Chat featuring Maya MacGuineas, President, Committee for the Responsible Federal Budget Moderator:
  • Prof. Danny Leipziger, Managing Director of The Growth Dialogue, Professor of Practice of International Business and International Affairs
• 17:30 Conclusion of First day 

October 2 (Thursday) 

• 08:30 Registration & Networking: Coffee and pastries will be provided
• 09:00 Breakfast with Keynote Speech: “Policy Challenges for the United States” 
         Keynote:
  • Douglas Holtz-Eakin, President, The American Action Forum 
    Moderator:
  • Prof. Tara Sinclair, Chair of the Economics Department, Professor of Economics and International Affairs, GW and former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Macroeconomics at the U.S. Treasury Department
• 10:00 Session 3: “Fiscal Sustainability: Pro-Growth Policies & Government Debt Management”
         Panelists:
  • Jessica Riedl, Senior Fellow, Manhattan Institute 
  • Kent Smetters, Faculty Director of the Penn Wharton Budget Model, University of Pennsylvania (via Zoom) 
    Moderator:
  • Elena Patel, Co-Director, Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center
• 11:00 Coffee Break 
• 11:15 Session 4: “Innovation Policy and R&D: Will a Changing Landscape Lead to More Competitiveness?”
         Panelists:
  • Robert Atkinson, President, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF)
  • Darrell M. West, Senior Fellow and Douglas Dillon Chair in Governmental Studies, Brookings Institution
         Moderator:
  • Shahid Yusuf, Chief economist, Growth Dialogue
• 12:15 Lunch 
• 13:30 Session 5: “Geopolitics, Security, and Macroeconomic Stability” 
         Panelists:
  • Jay Shambaugh, Professor of Economics and International Affairs, GW and former Under Secretary for International Affairs at the U.S. Treasury Department 
  • Randall Jones, Distinguished Fellow, Korea Economic Institute of America
• 14:30 Coffee Break 
• 14:45 Session 6: “Energy and Fiscal Policy: Powering the Economy Sustainably” 
         Panelist:
  • Henry Haggard, Non Resident Fellow, Baker Institute 
• 15:45 Session 7: “AI and Fiscal Stability: Growth, Displacement, Productivity?” 
         Panelist:
  • Michael Horrigan, President, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
• 16:45 Closing Remarks 
  Prof. Celeste Arrington, Director, GWIKS
  Dr. Kunmin Kim, Director, Information and Communications Technology Budget Division, MOEF
• 17:00 Conference Concludes