Trade and the Future of American Workers
A joint conference of the Cato Institute and The Economist
Thursday, October 7, 2004
8:45 a.m. — 5:00 p.m.
The Cato Institute
1000 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20001
Registration for this event is closed.
Controversial in the best of times, free trade has become even more so in the aftermath of the 2001 recession and in light of the unusually slow job growth during the recovery. Critics blame trade in general and foreign outsourcing in particular for "shipping American jobs overseas," a theme we can expect to hear in the fall political season. Is it trade or other factors that are behind the unusual U.S. labor market? Which type of jobs will replace those being lost? And what should Congress and the president do, if anything, about trade and outsourcing? An important conference cosponsored by the Cato Institute and The Economist will seek answers to those politically charged questions.
| 8:45–9:15 a.m. | Registration |
| 9:15–9:30 a.m. | Welcome and Opening Remarks |
| 9:30 — 10:15 a.m. |
Keynote Speaker Watch Welcome and Keynote in RealVideo |
Roger Ferguson Vice Chairman Federal Reserve Board |
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| 10:15 — 11:15 a.m. |
The Economy and Jobs-Explaining Recent Developments Watch this panel in RealVideo |
Moderator: Neil King Wall Street Journal Greg Mankiw Chairman President's Council of Economic Advisers Zanny Minton-Beddoes Economics Correspondent The Economist Erica Groshen Economist New York Federal Reserve |
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| 11:15–11:30 a.m. | Break |
| 11:30 a.m. — 12:30 p.m. |
What Will the Next Wave of Job Creation Look Like? Watch this panel in RealVideo |
Moderator: Caroline Baum Columnist Bloomberg News Mike Horrigan U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Office of Occupational Statistics and Employment Projections Daniel Pink Author Free Agent Nation David Wessel Author and reporter Wall Street Journal |
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| 12:30–1:15 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:15 — 2:00 p.m. |
Luncheon Speaker Watch Luncheon Speaker in RealVideo |
Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) |
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| 2:00 — 3:00 p.m. |
Outsourcing and Insourcing: New Threat or New Opportunity? Watch this panel in RealVideo |
Moderator: Dan Griswold Director, Center for Trade Policy Studies Cato Institute Brink Lindsey Vice President for Research Cato Institute Harris Miller President Information Technology Association of America Martin Baily Institute for International Economics |
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| 3:00–3:15 p.m. | Break |
| 3:15 — 4:15 p.m. |
Trade and the 2004 Elections Watch this panel and conclusion in RealVideo |
Moderator: Dan Ikenson Trade Policy Analyst Cato Institute Clive Crook Deputy Editor The Economist Sebastian Mallaby Columnist Washington Post |
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| 4:15–4:20 p.m. | Concluding Remarks |
| 4:20– 5:00 p.m. | Reception |