Strategies for Improving Economic Mobility of Workers

November 15, 2007 to November 16, 2007

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
230 S. LaSalle Street
Chicago, IL 60604
3rd Floor Conference Center

Last updated: November 9, 2007


Thursday, November 15 | Friday, November 16

Thursday, November 15
7:30 a.m.		Registration and Breakfast
8:45 a.m.		Welcoming Remarks Charles L. Evans, President and Chief Executive Officer Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Randall Eberts, Executive Director Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
9:00 a.m.		Session I: Setting the Stage–Trends in Work, Wages, and Poverty Moderator Maude Toussaint-Comeau, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Panelists David Autor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Alan Berube, The Brookings Institution Peter Gosselin, Los Angeles Times
10:00 a.m.		Break
10:15 a.m.		Session II: Spatial Mismatch–Moving to Work, Networks, Business Incentives Moderator William Testa, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Panelists James Rosenbaum, Northwestern University William Spriggs, Howard University Frank Beal, Chicago Metropolis 2020 Robin Snyderman, Metropolitan Planning Council Discussant Daniel McMillen, University of Illinois at Chicago
12:00 p.m.		Luncheon and Guest Speaker Alex Kotlowitz, Author and Journalist
1:30 p.m.		Session III: Income Support, EITC, Welfare to Work Moderator Bhashkar Mazumber, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Panelists Molly Dahl, Congressional Budget Office Hilary Hoynes, University of California, Davis Susan Houseman, Upjohn Institute for Employment Research Discussant Thomas DeLeire, University of Wisconsin–Madison
2:45 p.m.		Break
3:00 p.m.		Session IV: Workforce Development–The Power of Public/Private Partnerships Moderator Maria Hibbs, The Partnership for New Communities Panelists Evelyn Diaz, Mayor’s Office, City of Chicago Donald Sykes, Mayor’s Office, City of Milwaukee Robert Straits, Upjohn Institute for Employment Research Brenda Palms-Barber, North Lawndale Employment Network Bob Giloth, Annie E. Casey Foundation
4:30 p.m.		Keynote Lecture Alan S. Blinder, Princeton University
5:30 p.m.		Cocktail Reception
6:45 p.m.		Adjourn
Friday, November 16
8:00 a.m.		Continental Breakfast
9:15 a.m.		Session V: Evaluations of Training and Vocational Programs Moderator Alicia Williams, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Panelists Robert LaLonde, University of Chicago Burt Barnow, John Hopkins University John Tyler, Brown University Discussant Kristin F. Butcher, Wellesley College
10:30 a.m.		Break
10:45 a.m.		Session VI: Financial Aid, Education, Employment Prospects Moderator Lisa Barrow, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Panelists Harry J. Holzer, Georgetown University Bridget Terry Long, Harvard University Lashawn Richburg-Hayes, MDRC
12:00 p.m.		Luncheon and Keynote Address Edward Lazear, Chairman, President's Council of Economic Advisers
1:30 p.m.		Session VII: Where to Go From Here–Policy Panel Moderator Unmi Song, Lloyd A. Fry Foundation Panelists Bruce Meyer, University of Chicago Greg Duncan, Northwestern University Edwin Meléndez, New School University
2:30 p.m.		Adjourn