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Advancing Economic Measurement
Organized by Karen Dynan and James M. Poterba Supported by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation November 13, 2025 National Press Club, 529 14th Street, N.W., Washington DC |
| Thursday, November 13 | |
| 7:30 am |
Continental Breakfast
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| 8:00 am |
Welcome
Chair: James Poterba, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER Erwin Gianchandani, National Science Foundation Daniel Goroff, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation |
| 8:30 am |
Setting the Stage: The Critical Role of Economic Statistics
Moderator: Karen Dynan, Harvard University, NBER, and PIIE Maurine Haver, Haver Analytics David Wilcox, Bloomberg and PIIE |
| 9:30 am |
Measuring the Labor Market
Moderator: Katharine Abraham, University of Maryland and NBER Scott Brave, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Ryan Decker, Federal Reserve Board Karin Kimbrough, LinkedIn Nela Richardson, ADP |
| 10:45 am |
Break
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| 11:15 am |
Measuring Economic Output |
| 12:30 pm |
Lunch
Keynote Speaker: Rebecca Riley, Economic Statistics Centre of Excellence |
| 1:45 pm |
Measuring Prices
Moderator: Matthew Shapiro, University of Michigan and NBER Laurence Ball, Johns Hopkins University and NBER Alberto Cavallo, Harvard University and NBER Julia Coronado, MacroPolicy Perspectives Ronnie Walker, GoldmanSachs |
| 3:00 pm |
Break
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| 3:20 pm |
Surveys and Alternative Methods of Data Collection
Moderator: Daniel Goroff, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Steven Davis, Stanford University and NBER Tarek Hassan, Boston University and NBER John Leer, MorningConsult Wilbert van der Klaauw, Federal Reserve Bank of New York |
| 4:35 pm |
Concluding Remarks and Future Directions
Karen Dynan, Harvard University, NBER and PIIE |
| 4:50 pm |
Adjourn
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