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Jason Furman, PIIE nonresident senior fellow and the Aetna Professor of the Practice of Economic Policy jointly at Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) and the department of economics at Harvard University, delivers second annual Richard N. Cooper Lecture, "In Defense of the Dismal Science," focusing on neoliberalism, post-neoliberalism, populism, and the stakes for economic policy.
A conversation moderated by Karen Dynan, nonresident senior fellow at PIIE and professor of the practice in the Harvard University economics department, follows Furman's remarks.
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Jason Furman
Nonresident Senior Fellow, PIIE; Aetna Professor of the Practice of Economic Policy, Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) and Department of Economics at Harvard University
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Karen Dynan
Nonresident Senior Fellow, PIIE; Professor of the Practice, Department of Economics, Harvard University
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About This Series

The Richard N. Cooper Lecture was established at the Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE) by Jin C. Cooper in 2023 in honor of her late husband, a renowned economist, pathbreaking researcher, distinguished public servant, and longtime board member, adviser, and friend of the Institute and the many colleagues here who worked with him. Dick Cooper, as he was widely known, left a lasting legacy in the field of economics while enriching the lives of his many students, colleagues, and friends. The Institute is honored to celebrate his work with this annual lecture series.
Read Cooper's PIIE Policy Briefs: Living with Global Imbalances: A Contrarian View (November 2005), The IMF Quota Formula: Linchpin of Fund Reform (February 2007), and The Future of the Dollar (September 2009)