Event Summary
The Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE) will debut Global Connections, a new monthly virtual event series hosted by Caroline Atkinson, senior advisor at RockCreek and PIIE executive committee member. Global Connections will explore new global thinking on macroeconomic policy goals and tools to achieve broad-based, sustainable and equitable increases in living standards.
Governments around the world have run up large fiscal deficits in the face of the 2020 coronavirus recession, yet unemployment remains high and inflation and interest rates are low. Is there scope for further fiscal spending without triggering inflation and crowding out private investment, and should fiscal policies be coordinated internationally to be more effective?
Joining the first episode of Global Connections were:
HOST
- Caroline Atkinson
Senior Advisor, RockCreek; PIIE Executive Committee member
GUESTS
- Lawrence H. Summers
Charles W. Eliot University Professor, Harvard University - Laurence Boone
Chief Economist, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
ABOUT THIS SERIES
Join the conversation with the world's leading economic policymakers, business leaders, and experts as they discuss the challenges facing the global economic system. Caroline Atkinson, former White House deputy national security adviser and former head of global policy for Google, hosts this monthly virtual discussion series.
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About This Series
Global Connections was a monthly virtual discussion series hosted by Caroline Atkinson, former White House deputy national security adviser and former head of global policy for Google. Watch conversations with the world's leading economic policymakers, business leaders, and experts as they discuss the challenges facing the global economic system.