Canright Calendar

At Economic Outlook 2021 in Chicago, a panel of Booth experts will discuss some of the most talked-about issues facing the global economy today, including the 2020 US presidential election, the COVID-19 pandemic, economic stimulus, fiscal and monetary policies, interest rates, and inflation.

Our lineup of speakers includes Austan D. Goolsbee, Randall S. Kroszner, and Raghuram G. Rajan, all professors at Booth as well as globally renowned economists. Join us to get their expert insights on what’s been an exceptionally challenging year for employers and employees alike, and hear their predictions for what lies ahead in a time of great uncertainty.

Event Details

Date: Wednesday, January 13, 2021
Time: Noon–1 p.m. CT, 6–7 p.m. GMT
Location: Virtual
Cost: Free

https://www.chicagobooth.edu/economic-outlook/events/election-and-covid19-impact 

Global Midwest Alliance invites you to its first program of 2021. Throughout the year, the Alliance will bring you a series of programs that will highlight expertise, innovation and technology, and globalization opportunities in a number of growing industries.

Join us on January 14, as Global Midwest Alliance, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and sponsors, Polsinelli and Wipfli, present a program focused on the forces that are currently shaping the U.S. economy as it enters 2021.  

Keynote speaker David Oppedahl, a Senior Business Economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago since 1998, will discuss the major sectors of the economy and provide the Federal Reserve's forecast along with his perspective on economic activity.

Attendees will include C-suite executives from a variety of industries, civic and business leaders, and members of the economic and business development communities.  

http://www.globalmidwestalliance.org/EVENT_2021_01_14_2021_Economic_Outlook_Webinar.html

Hear from a panel of financial experts on their forecasts for the economy, taxes, the markets, interest rates, and regulatory changes that are likely to impact your investments and business decisions. Nationally Syndicated Columnist Terry Savage will moderate this conversation with panelists that include Dr. Bob Froehlich, Owner, Kane County Cougars Baseball Club and Former Vice Chair, Deutsche Asset Management, Jeffrey Gundlach, CEO & CIO, DoubleLine, James McDonald, Chief Executive Officer of Hercules Investments and Diane Swonk, Chief Economist, Grant Thornton LLP. Due to the popularity of our Annual Economic Outlook program, as well as the constantly shifting nature of the economy, The Executives’ Club of Chicago is excited to announce that we are converting the Annual Economic Outlook into a two-part series in 2021.

https://www.executivesclub.org/programs/upcoming/2021-annual-economic-outlook

Join the Stigler Center for a conversation with Nobel Laureate and NYU professor Paul Romer, moderated by Chicago Booth’s Luigi Zingales, on why traditional antitrust law may be inadequate for managing threats to competition and to the political system.

Paul Romer, Professor of Economics, New York University; Co-recipient, 2018 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences

Luigi Zingales, Robert C. McCormack Distinguished Service Professor of Entrepreneurship and Finance, University of Chicago Booth School of Business

https://www.chicagobooth.edu/research/stigler/events/keynote-paul-romer-on-why-traditional-antitrust-falls-short

At Economic Outlook 2021 in Hong Kong, a panel of renowned economists from Booth and beyond will discuss some of the most pressing issues facing the global economy today, including trade wars, the 2020 US presidential election, the COVID-19 pandemic, supply chains, and globalization.

Our lineup of experts speakers includes Booth professors Randall S. Kroszner and Chang-Tai Hsieh, as well as UChicago alumnus Richard Wong, AB ’74, AM ’74, PhD ’81 (Economics). Join us to hear their insights on the economic challenges that defined 2020, and discover what lies ahead for the economies of Asia.

Event Details

Date: Wednesday, January 20, 2021
Time: 8–9 p.m. HKT | 12 – 1 p.m. GMT | 6 – 7 a.m. CT
Location: Virtual
Cost: Free

https://www.chicagobooth.edu/economic-outlook/events/economies-of-asia-and-trade-wars