Events

In addition to our research conferences, the Institute hosts panel discussions, workshops, and public events designed for students, alumni, and the business community. These events bring fresh research perspectives to discussion of important policy issues.

2012-2013 Special Events

The Role of Monetary Policy Revisited
May 30, 2013
John Cochrane, AQR Capital Management Distinguished Service Professor of Finance at Chicago Booth, reexamines Milton Friedman's 1968 presidential address to the American Economic Association.

The U.S. Economy: Are We Having Fun Yet?
March 5, 2013
Edward P. Lazear addresses fundamental questions: How much is the U.S. growing today and how are we likely to grow in the future? And most importantly, how can economic policy support growth?

On Growth and Inequality
January 17, 2013
Kevin Murphy explained the between the role of human capital in growth and inequality with a simple supply-and-demand story at a talk for about 80 guests of the Institute on Jan. 17.

Celebrating the Milton Friedman Centennial
November 9, 2012
The Institute celebrated the centennial of Friedman's birth with an event that examines his lasting impact on economics.

2011-2012 Special Events

Financial Stability and the Macroeconomy
March 12, 2012
Experts from the public and private sector in Britain joined economists from University of Chicago for a lively panel discussion in London that explored the interplay between financial markets and the macroeconomy.

Chicago Ideas Shaping 21st Century Economics
Jan. 11, 2012
Two panels of some of the world’s most distinguished economists took on some of the biggest policy challenges of our time at this special event that introduced the Becker Friedman Institute in New York City.

Celebration for 2011 Nobel Laureates
Nov. 18, 2011
After a conference examined fiscal policy, a celebration was held for the two scholars who gave us the tools and insights to analyze such policy: the 2011 Nobel Laureates in economics, Thomas J. Sargent and Christopher Sims.

2010-2011 Special Events

Management Conference: Assessing Sovereign Risk
Oct. 28–29, 2011
An expert panel turned to history to project some possible future consequences of growing sovereign debt problems.

Workshop Series: Text As Data
February 23-March 16, 2011
This special four-week series brought together researchers from a variety of disciplines and illustrated cutting-edge methods and applications in the use of automated text analysis to address questions in the social sciences.

2009-2010 Special Events

Management Conference: Macroeconomic Implications of Fiscal Imbalance
April 29, 2009
The Institute sponsored a panel on the timely topic of deficits and their long-term consequences at Chicago Booth's 58th annual Management Conference.

In Memory of Rose Director Friedman
Dec. 12, 2009
The Institute for Research in Economics hosted a memorial for Rose Director Friedman, who passed away August 18, 2009.