{"id":137,"date":"2020-04-17T20:49:53","date_gmt":"2020-04-17T20:49:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/economics\/?page_id=137"},"modified":"2026-09-18T18:58:39","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T18:58:39","slug":"mcgee-public-policy-lecture","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/economics\/mcgee-public-policy-lecture\/","title":{"rendered":"McGee Public Policy Lecture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW97240455 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW97240455 BCX0\">T<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW97240455 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW97240455 BCX0\">he McGee Lecture Fund was established in 1996 by Mr. William K. McGee, Jr., to support annual lectures by outstanding economists. The lectures are open to the public, as well as to the Vanderbilt community.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW97240455 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Spring 2027 McGee Lecture<\/h2>\n<p>Our Spring 2027 McGee Lecture will be announced in the fall.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<!-- NEW ACCORDION * AID 635-->\n\n<div class=\"panel-group VUaccordion_635\" id=\"accordion\" role=\"tablist\" aria-multiselectable=\"true\">\n\n<!-- NEW PANEL ITEM * ID 4110-->\n\n<div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading4110\"><h4 class=\"panel-title\"><a name=\"\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" href=\"#item4110\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"item4110\"><i class='pull-right fa fa-chevron-circle-down' aria-hidden='true'><\/i>Past McGee Lectures<\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"item4110\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading4110\"><div class=\"panel-body\"><p><strong>Melissa Kearney, University of Notre Dame (2026)<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;A Demographic Crisis Unfolding: The (Potentially) Profound Consequences of Low U.S. Fertility and What Can Be Done About It&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Robert Staiger, Dartmouth College (2025)<\/strong><br \/>\r\n&quot;How to Break the World Trading System [and why you might not want to]&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsites.dartmouth.edu%2Frstaiger%2Ffiles%2F2025%2F03%2FFinalVersion_Staiger_Slides_McGee-Public-Policy-Lecture-March-20-2025_Final_Presentation.pdf&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cbailey.cook%40Vanderbilt.Edu%7C1fce700a84cb40f7f60c08dd7e6fe2a0%7Cba5a7f39e3be4ab3b45067fa80faecad%7C0%7C0%7C638805741200677936%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=5o0q1M2sT5sAkgYP5TgV4xSVWUY9wK4HKgrhAfRTtiY%3D&amp;reserved=0\">slides<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Larry Katz, Harvard University (2024)<\/strong><br \/>\r\n&ldquo;Neighborhood &amp; Place Effects: Lessons from Field Experiments and Quasi-Experiments&rdquo;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Peter K. Schott, Yale University (2022)<\/strong><br \/>\r\n&ldquo;Understanding the Backlash Against Globalization&rdquo;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Anna Aizer, Brown University (2022)<\/strong><br \/>\r\n&ldquo;Understanding the Intergenerational Transmission of Poverty: How Economic Research Can Inform Policy&rdquo; [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kIiFgaVX4-o\">Video<\/a>]<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Christina Romer,&nbsp;University of California, Berkeley (2021)<\/strong><br \/>\r\n&ldquo;The Macroeconomic Policy Response to the Pandemic: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lJv8RhYMfas\">[Video]<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Joel Mokyr, Northwestern University (2019)<\/strong><br \/>\r\n&ldquo;Secular Stagnation: Is Economic Growth a Matter of the Past?&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Alan Krueger, Princeton University (2018)<\/strong><br \/>\r\n&ldquo;Rockonomics:&nbsp;the&nbsp;Economics of Popular Music&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Robert Gibbons, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2017)<\/strong><br \/>\r\n&ldquo;Organizational Culture and Performance: A View from Economics&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>John Haltiwanger, University of Maryland (2016)<\/strong><br \/>\r\n&ldquo;Labor Market Fluidity and Economic Performance&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Robert J. 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