James Hamilton, Professor of Economics, Organizer

Marc Muendler, Chair of Economics Department

The University of California, San Diego is pleased to present the 2025 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. 

February 3rd, 2025

Is the End of the Chinese Miracle the Start of More Trouble?

Date: February 3rd, 2025

Time:  7:30 AM - 9:00 AM

Location: UC San Diego Faculty Club (breakfast included)

Adam Posen

President, Peterson Institute for International Economics

What will slower economic growth of China mean for the global economy and balance of power? How will U.S. policy respond, and how should it respond? Adam Posen is President of the Peterson Institute for International Economics, the nation's leading nonpartisan research organization providing accessible economic analysis of issues in international economics. Since receiving his Ph.D. from Harvard, his remarkable honors include selection as a Distinguished Fellow of Europe's prestigious Center for Economic Policy and Research, receiving the Order of the Rising Sun from the government of Japan, designation as a "Superstar Central Banker" by Atlantic magazine, and being named an honorary Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II. His publications include an influential book co-authored with Ben Bernanke, Thomas Laubach, and Frederic Mishkin.

• Video of the event
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June 11th, 2025

The Housing Affordability Crisis and Possible Solutions

Date: June 11th, 2025

Time:  7:30 AM - 9:00 AM

Location: UC San Diego Faculty Club (breakfast included)

Timothy McQuade

UC Berkeley

Policy measures to make housing more affordable are being actively debated in San Diego, across California, and nationally in Washington D.C. Which proposals have merit, and which might do more harm than good? Timothy McQuade received his Ph.D. in economics from Harvard in 2013 and currently holds the California Chancellor’s Chair of Real Estate and Land Economics at the University of California at Berkeley. His influential research on housing, finance, and innovation has been published in the profession's leading academic journals.

How to register for the event. If you would like to attend as the guest of one of the Roundtable sponsors, please let your sponsor know of your interest in attending. If you would like to attend as a non-sponsored guest, please register using https://cvent.me/0MZaXm for a cost of $75. If you would like to observe the event online using Zoom, please register using https://cvent.me/0MZaXm at no cost.

Current undergraduate students who are enrolled in or have completed one of the Economic Honors courses (Econ 190, 191A, 100AH, 100BH, 110BH, 120BH, or 120CH) may also be able to attend thanks to the generous support of Garett Jones. Honors students who would like to be invited to this event should complete their registration here: https://cvent.me/0MZaXm

September 4th, 2025

Using Academic Research to Improve Outcomes for Retirement Investing

Date: September 4th, 2025

Time:  7:30 AM - 9:00 AM

Location: UC San Diego Faculty Club (breakfast included)

Michael Melvin

UC San Diego

What are the lessons from academic research for investment strategies for asset managers and individuals? Before joining UCSD's Rady School of Management, Michael Melvin was a managing director at BlackRock. His published academic research has studied exchange rates, currency investing, and international equity markets. He has also taught at Berkeley, UCLA, and Northwestern. He is currently Executive Director of UCSD's Master of Quantitative Finance program and also serves as Executive Director of the Kroner Center for Financial Research.

November 10th, 2025

The Economic Challenges of Long-Term Care for the Elderly

Date: November 10th, 2025

Time:  7:30 AM - 9:00 AM

Location: UC San Diego Faculty Club (breakfast included)

Kathleen McGarry

UC Los Angeles

Life expectancy is increasing, fertility is falling, and the population is rapidly aging throughout the world. Long-term care for the elderly is a major economic challenge that will continue to grow in the coming decades. How is our money currently being spent in the U.S., and what can we learn from the experience of other countries? Kathleen McGarry is Professor of Economics at UCLA and a Faculty Research Fellow with the National Bureau of Economic Research. She is leading the NBER International Long-term Care program and will share what has been learned from that research on November 10.

UC San Diego Sponsors

Department of Economics

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