Study Group Details
322: Contemporary Economic Policy Issues
Friday11:45 - 1:15
Starting March 11
Online
Academic economists from all over the country will present in-depth analyses on a wide-ranging set of economic policy issues. These scholars are all experts in their field and in the topic on which they will be speaking. Topics may include Healthcare Economics, Cryptocurrencies, the Black-White Wealth Gap, Infrastructure Economics, or some other set of topics that are of particular interest at the time. This study group has a high class size capacity.
This study group is new
Class Type: Lecture and Discussion
Class Format: Online
Hours of Reading: No required reading
Study Group Leader(s):
Alan Rhinesmith
Jon Haveman
Jon Haveman is the Executive Director of the National Economic Education Delegation (NEED) and will be the host for the course. He is a noted California economist, with a reputation for providing audiences with digestible economic information that is readily useful in their work and private lives. Jon Haveman is an expert on economic policy issues and speaks regularly at events across California. His more than 500 talks have covered a wide range of policy topics. Jon Haveman holds a PhD and in Economics from the University of Michigan. The talks will be provided by NEED, a delegation of more than 700 PhD economists. Jon will be presenting for several sessions; other sessions will be presented by subject matter experts from all around the country.
OLLI Coordinator: Alan Rhinesmith