Quarter Seminars
The Working Group on Economic Policy brings together experts on economic and financial policy at the Hoover Institution to study key developments in the U.S. and global economies, examine their interactions, and develop specific policy proposals.
Upcoming Sessions
Seminars are by invitation only
Wednesdays from 12:30 pm to 1:45 pm Pacific Time
FALL QUARTER | SEPTEMBER-DECEMBER 2026
Date
Talk
Speaker
September 30, 2026 | 4:15–5:45 PM PT
The Triumph of Economic Freedom: Debunking the Seven Great Myths of American Capitalism
October 7
Survival and Development: The Ecological Foundations of the Wealth of Nations
October 14
Terra Incognita: The Economics of a Shrinking World
Co-author: Patrick Norrick, Northwestern University
October 21
Compound Delay: The Causes and Consequences of Later Grandparenthood
Co-author: Matthew Kahn, University of Southern California
October 28
Money and Power: Historical Lessons for Stablecoins and U.S. Dollar Dominance
Co-author: Carolyn Wilkins, Princeton University
November 4
American Relief and the Soviet Famine of 1921–22
November 18
Lump of Labor? Employment Effects of Pension Reforms in Firms and Labor Markets
Co-authors: Santiago Caicedo, Northeastern University; Henning Schatz, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München; Arthur Seibold, LMU Munich
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