Advancing Economic Measurement

Katharine G. Abraham and Daniel E. Sichel, Organizers

January 16-17, 2025

Royal Sonesta Hotel, 40 Edwin Land Blvd. Cambridge, MA

Thursday, January 16
	Breakfast, Riverfront
8:45am	Welcome and Introductions, Riverfront Erwin Gianchandari, National Science Foundation
9:00am	Panel 1: Measuring Prices Chair: Daniel Sichel, Wellesley College and NBER Alberto Cavallo, Harvard University and NBER Laura Rosner-Warburton, MacroPolicy Perspectives Xavier Jaravel, London School of Economics Raven Molloy, Federal Reserve Board Matthew Shapiro, University of Michigan and NBER
10:40am	Break
11:00am	Panel 2: Measuring Output and Productivity Chair: Daniel Sichel, Wellesley College and NBER Janice Eberly, Northwestern University and NBER John Haltiwanger, University of Maryland and NBER Louise Sheiner, Brookings Institution Chad Syverson, University of Chicago and NBER
12:30pm	Lunch, Parkview
1:30pm	Panel 3: Measuring Labor Market Activity Chair: Katharine Abraham, University of Maryland and NBER Steven Davis, Stanford University and NBER Jason Faberman, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Susan Houseman, Upjohn Institute Nela Richardson, ADP
3:00pm	Break
3:30pm	Panel 4: International Experience with Economic Measurement Initiatives Chair: Matthew Shapiro, University of Michigan and NBER Rebecca Riley, King’s College London and Economic Statistics Centre of Excellence David Gruen, Australian Bureau of Statistics
5:15pm	Break
6:00pm	Dinner, Parkview
Friday, January 17
8:00am	Breakfast, Riverfront
8:30am	Panel 5: Disaggregated Statistics Chair: Katharine Abraham, University of Maryland and NBER Fatih Guvenen, University of Minnesota and NBER David Johnson, National Academy of Sciences Bruce Meyer, University of Chicago and NBER Eric Zwick, University of Chicago and NBER
10:00am	Panel 6: Perspectives from the NSF and Sloan Foundation Chair: James Poterba, MIT and NBER Kaye Husbands Fealing, National Science Foundation Daniel Goroff, Alrfred P. Sloan Foundaiton James Moore, National Science Foundation
10:30am	Break
11:00am	Panel 7: Federal Agency Perspectives Chair: James Poterba, MIT and NBER Vipin Arora, US Bureau of Economic Analysis Ron Jarmin, US Census Bureau Erika McEntarfer, US Bureau of Labor Statistics John Stevens, Federal Reserve Board
12:30pm	Lunch, Parkview
1:15pm	Panel 8: Strategies for Academic, Business, and Government Collaboration Chair: Matthew Shapiro, University of Michigan and NBER Karen Dynan, Harvard University and NBER John Friedman, Brown University and NBER Tod Johnson, Circana Karin Kimbrough, LinkedIn Christopher Wheat, JPMorgan Chase Institute
2:45pm	Wrap-up Discussion
3:00pm	Adjourn