UC San Diego Economics Roundtable 2026
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.
Please check below our upcoming speaker for registration details. |
May 15th, 2026
Minimum Wages, Prices, and Employment: Evidence from California and Beyond
Date: May 15th, 2026
Time: 4:00-5:00 p.m.
Location: UC San Diego, 5th Floor of Brian C. Malk Hall
Jeffrey Clemens
Professor of Economics, UC San Diego
California has been leading the nation in raising the minimum wage. What effects is this having on the California economy? Jeffrey Clemens is one of the nation's leading scholars examining these important policy questions using objective, replicable methods and natural experiments. He received his Ph.D. in Economics from Harvard University in 2011. He is a Research Associate with the National Bureau of Economic Research, Adjunct Senior Fellow with the Hoover Institution, and Co-Editor of several leading academic journals. He is currently Professor of Economics at UCSD where he serves as Director of our Center for Economic Policy Analysis.
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/rYld1A for a cost of $75. If you would like to observe the event online using Zoom, please register using https://cvent.me/rYld1A 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 this application form: https://cvent.me/rYld1A
UC San Diego Sponsors
Department of Urban Studies and Planning
Corporate Sponsor
Partners and Table Underwriters
Jeff Lewin
Garett Jones
If you are interested in becoming a Table Sponsor or Individual
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.
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 |
Shelly Henbest, President Stanley Martinez, Program Director Eduardo Ciuffo Jeff Lewin, Retired Lawyer Garett Jones, Professor of Economics George Mason University Stephanie Venti, Director of Development |
