James Hamilton, Professor of Economics, Organizer
Marc Muendler, Chair of Economics Department
Isaac Martin, Chair of Urban Studies and Planning Department
The University of California, San Diego is pleased to present the 2024 UC San Diego Economics Roundtable Lecture Series. The Economics Roundtable continues an important UC San Diego partnership tradition between the academic and business communities by providing a forum for local business professionals and community leaders to exchange ideas and information with world-class economists and financial experts.
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February 9th, 2024
Progress and Challenges in Changing California's Electricity Supply Mix
Date: February 9th, 2024
Time: 7:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Location: UC San Diego Faculty Club (breakfast included)
Frank Wolak
Professor of Economics, Stanford University
Moving from an electricity supply industry dominated by natural gas fired generation units to one with a significant share of intermittent wind and solar resources presents many new challenges for electricity supply, the transmission grid, and energy storage. This talk will discuss these challenges and how California is addressing them to maintain a reliable supply of electricity. Frank Wolak is the Holbrook Working Professor of Commodity Price Studies in the Department of Economics at Stanford University. He has served as Chair of the Market Surveillance Committee of the California Independent System Operator for electricity supply industry in California and on the Emissions Market Advisory Committee for California’s Market for Greenhouse Gas Emissions allowances. His book with Ian Hardman, The Future of Electricity Retailing and How We Get There, was published last year.
May 2nd, 2024
What Lessons Should the Federal Reserve Learn from the Inflation Surge?
Date: May 2nd, 2024
Time: 7:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Location: UC San Diego Faculty Club (breakfast included)
Jeffrey M. Lacker
Former President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
After decades of low inflation, rapid price increases have again become a primary concern of policy makers. What lessons should the Federal Reserve learn from the inflation surge? Jeffrey Lacker received his Ph.D. in economics from the University of Wisconsin in 1984. He worked in the Research Department of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond from 1989 to 2004 and served as the bank's president from 2004 to 2017. As bank president he was a rotating member of the FOMC which sets U.S. monetary policy. He has also taught at Purdue University and Virginia Commonwealth University.
July 24th, 2024
Lessons from a Lifetime of Running House Models
Date: July 24th, 2024
Time: 7:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Location: UC San Diego Faculty Club (breakfast included)
Norm Miller
Professor Emeritus, University of San Diego
How predictable are housing markets? How accurate are appraisals? How will AI impact underwriting, appraisal, lending fees, and title insurance? Norm Miller will address these and other questions on July 24. He is a leading authority on housing market trends and mortgage risk analysis with decades of experience covering the entire U.S. market. Dr. Miller received his Ph.D. in finance and real estate from Ohio State University, and is recipient of the Education Award, the James A. Graaskamp Award, and the Ratcliff Award from the American Real Estate Society. He has served as head of analytics for CoStar and spent the last part of his academic career as the Ernest W. Hahn Chair of Real Estate Finance at the University of San Diego.
October 3rd, 2024
AI Will Change Work and Society: How Will We Adapt?
Date: October 3rd, 2024
Time: 7:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Location: UC San Diego Faculty Club (breakfast included)
Betsey Stevenson
Professor of Public Policy and Economics, University of Michigan
Artificial intelligence is going to eliminate jobs -- millions of them. Can our workforce adapt to this challenge, and if so, how? Betsey Stevenson served as chief economist of the U.S. Department of Labor from 2010 to 2011, on the President's Council of Economic Advisors 2013-2015, and was on the Biden-Harris transition team. She is a research associate with the National Bureau of Economic Research a research fellow of the Centre for Economic Policy Research, an elected member of the National Academy of Social Insurance, and is a member of the Board of Directors of Lyft, Inc. She earned her Ph.D. in economics from Harvard University and currently teaches at the University of Michigan.
UC San Diego Sponsors
Department of Urban Studies and Planning
Corporate Sponsor
Partners and Table Underwriters
Jeff Lewin
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Sponsor for the Economics Roundtable, please email Jim Hamilton at
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Sponsor for the Economics Roundtable, please email Jim Hamilton at
jhamilton@ucsd.edu. If you would like to make a one-time contribution to
help support the Roundtable, please click here.
Roundtable Steering Committee
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Jim Hamilton, Professor Isaac Martin, Professor and Chair Don Billings, Consultant Joseph Marshall, Shareholder Terry Moore, CCIM-ACI Principal Alan Nevin |
Alex Rojas, Owner/Broker Eduardo Ciuffo, Program Director Melissa McGrane, President Jeff Lewin, Retired Lawyer Stephanie Venti, Director of Development |
