The U.S. Economy: Plotting A Course Correction

New America Foundation National Economic Policy Forum

The U.S. economic recovery is in serious need of a course correction.

The policy measures pursued to date have failed to produce a sustainable recovery of demand and investment, have reflated financial assets but at the expense of much needed job creation, and have done little to correct the global imbalances that helped cause the crisis.

Agenda

8:30 to 9:00am - Registration & Coffee

9:00 to 9:05am - Introductory Remarks

Steve Clemons
Director, American Strategy Program
New America Foundation

9:05 to 9:45am
A No-Nonsense Discussion on U.S. Economic Growth and Jobs

The Honorable Byron L. Dorgan (D-ND)
Chairman, Democratic Policy Committee
United States Senate

Leo Hindery, Jr.
Chairman, Economic Growth/Smart Globalization Initiative, New America Foundation
Managing Partner, InterMedia Partners

9:45 to 11:00am - Session 1
Jobs, Public Investment & Infrastructure: Serious vs. Non-Serious Policies

The Honorable Bruce Braley (D-IA-1)
Chairman, House Populist Caucus
U.S. House of Representatives

Michael Lind
Policy Director, Economic Growth Program
New America Foundation

Robert Kuttner
Co-Editor, The American Prospect
Author (forecoming), A Presidency in Peril: The Inside Story of Obama’s Promise, Wall Street’s Power and the Struggle to Control our Economic Future

11:00am to 12:15pm - Session 2
Wrestling with Currency, Mercantilism & State Capitalism: Time for a New Plaza Accord?

Sherle R. Schwenninger
Director, Economic Growth Program
New America Foundation

Joseph Gagnon
Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics

The Honorable Paula Stern
Chairwoman, The Stern Group
Former Chairwoman, International Trade Commission
Former Member, President's Advisory Committee on Trade Policy and Negotiations