Event: In Conversation with Justin Wolfers and Betsey Stevenson: the White House, the US economy, economics in pop culture and everything in between

Join us for a conversation, moderated by International Economy Program Director Leon Berkelmans, with one of the most high profile power couples in economics, Justin Wolfers and Betsey Stevenson. The conversation will cover Betsey’s time as a member of Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers, the current state of the US economy, the gender problem economics has, economics in pop culture, and Justin's work with the New York Times.

Justin Wolfers is a Professor of Economics and a Professor of Public Policy at the University of Michigan. He was previously a Visiting Professor at Princeton, an Associate Professor at Wharton, an Assistant Professor at Stanford Graduate School of Business, and an economist with the Reserve Bank of Australia. Dr. Wolfers earned his Ph.D. in economics in 2001 from Harvard University, and was a Fulbright, Knox and Menzies Scholar. He earned his undergraduate degree in Economics in his native Australia at the University of Sydney in 1994. He was recently named by the IMF as one of the "25 economists under 45 shaping the way we think about the global economy." Wolfers' research focuses on labour economics, macroeconomics, political economy, law and economics, social policy and behavioral economics. Beyond research, he is a contributing columnist for the New York Times, appears frequently on TV, radio and in print.

Betsey Stevenson is an Associate Professor of Public Policy and also Economics at the University of Michigan. Stevenson was previously a member of President Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers and also was the Chief Economist at the U.S. Department of Labor. She has been a visiting professor at Princeton, an Assistant Professor at Wharton, and a visiting scholar at the San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank. She is also a recipient of the John T. Dunlop Scholar for the best young labour economist. She earned her Ph.D. from Harvard University. Dr Stevenson has published widely in leading economics journals about the impact of public policies on the labour market, with a focus on women and families. She has written widely on subjective well-being. She is a columnist for Bloomberg View, and a sometime commentator for Public Radio’s Marketplace program, and her thoughts on the economy are frequently covered in both print and television media.