The Opportunity & Inclusive Growth Institute is a new Federal Reserve initiative aimed at conducting world-class research to measure, analyze and make recommendations to improve the economic well-being of all Americans, with a particular focus on structural barriers that limit full participation in economic opportunity and advancement in the U.S.
The Institute’s inaugural conference was held on May 22-23, 2017. The agenda included discussions of current challenges to economic opportunity within the context of how the Federal Reserve can proactively engage and assist in supporting inclusive growth, either through monetary policy or other public policy contributions.
Read a summary of the conference on our Conference Summary page.
Read a recap of the conference on our Conference Feed page.
Agenda
Monday, May 22: Day 1 |
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| 9:30 am - 9:35 am |
Conference Welcome: Neel Kashkari [Video] |
| 9:35 am - 11:35 am |
Panel 1: Segregation & Inequality [Video]Chair: David Altig, FRB ATL
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| 11:45 am - 1:15 pm |
Lunch Keynote [Video]Sondra Samuels, Northside Achievement Zone |
| 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm |
Panel 2: Human Capital & Mobility [Video]Chair: Aysegul Sahin, FRB NY
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| 3:30 pm – 3:45 pm |
Coffee Break |
| 3:45 pm - 5:45 pm |
Panel 3: Data: New Frontiers of Collection & Analysis [Video]Chair: Stephanie Aaronson, Federal Reserve System Board of Governors
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| 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm |
Dinner Keynote [Video]Lael Brainard, Federal Reserve System Board of Governors |
Tuesday, May 23: Day 2 |
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| 8:30 am - 10:30 am |
Panel 4: Distributional Consequences of Public Policy [Video]Chair: David Wilcox, Federal Reserve System Board of Governors
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| 10:30 am – 10:45 am |
Coffee Break |
| 10:45 am - 12:15 pm |
Panel 5: Federal Reserve System Takeaways [Video]Chair: Mark Wright, FRB MPLS
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| 12:15 pm |
Closing remarks: Mark Wright |