The University of Michigan’s
72nd Annual Economic Outlook Conference
November 21–22, 2024
Rackham Building at the University of Michigan
915 East Washington Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Thursday, November 21
| 8:00am | Registration |
| 8:15am | Continental Breakfast |
| 9:00am |
Welcome |
| John Leahy, Chair, Department of Economics | |
Session I |
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| Presiding: John Leahy, Chair, Department of Economics | |
| The U.S. Economic Outlook for 2025–2026 | |
| Daniil Manaenkov, U.S. Forecast Lead, RSQE | |
| Who’s Afraid of the Minimum Wage? Measuring the Impacts on Independent Businesses Using Matched U.S. Tax Returns | |
| Nirupama Rao, Assistant Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy, University of Michigan | |
| Consumer Sentiment in a Time of Polarization | |
| Joanne Hsu, Director, University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers | |
| Implications of the Election Outcome for the U.S. Economic Outlook | |
| David Wilcox, Director of U.S. Economic Research, Bloomberg Economics | |
| 12:30pm | Lunch |
Session II |
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| Presiding: Michael McWilliams, Senior Economist, RSQE | |
| 1:45pm | Effects of the Immigration Surge on the Federal Budget and the Economy |
| Jaeger Nelson, Chief, Fiscal Studies Unit, Congressional Budget Office | |
| The Strong Labor Market Has Boosted US-Born Employment | |
| Wendy Edelberg, Director, The Hamilton Project, Brookings Institution | |
| Has the Housing Market Bottomed Out? | |
| David Berson, Chief US Economist, Cumberland Advisors | |
Dinner at Zingerman's Greyline |
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| 6:00pm | Networking and Casual Dinner |
Friday, November 22
| 8:15am | Continental Breakfast |
Session III |
|
| Presiding: George Fulton, Director Emeritus, RSQE | |
| 9:00am | The Michigan Economic Outlook for 2025–2026 |
| Gabriel Ehrlich, Director, RSQE | |
| Using Data and Analytics to Inform Public Policy | |
| Scott Powell, Director & State of Michigan Chief Data Officer, Michigan Center for Data and Analytics | |
| Panel | |
|---|---|
| Assessing the EV Transition: Where Are We Now and Where Are We Going? | |
| Elaine Buckberg, Senior Fellow, Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability, Harvard University | |
| Kristin Dziczek, Policy Advisor, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago | |
| John J. Murphy, Managing Director, Bank of America | |
| 12:30pm | Lunch |
Thank you to our 2024 Sponsors
