Is US Fiscal Policy Sustainable? | Challenges Facing The US Economy | Hoover Institution

Tuesday, January 21, 2025 Hoover Institution, Stanford University The Hoover Prosperity Program held its conference, Challenges Facing the US Economy on January 21, 2025. The economy was the top issue for Americans voting in the 2024 presidential election. While there is a widespread desire to secure a prosperous future for America, there is broad debate about how to get there. At this conference, world-class scholars and policymakers discussed insights from evidence-based research that can inform public understanding of a set of pressing issues, including the federal deficit, the impact of AI on jobs, the state of inequality in America, and more. The panel discussion, "Is US Fiscal Policy Sustainable?" featured the following scholars: Ross Levine, Booth Derbas Family/Edward Lazear Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution Valerie Ramey, Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution Hanno Lustig, Mizuho Financial Group Professor of Finance, Stanford Graduate School of Business Kevin Warsh, Shepard Family Distinguished Visiting Fellow in Economics, Hoover Institution and Lecturer, Stanford Graduate School of Business Moderator: Dan Kessler, Keith and Jan Hurlbut Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution and David S. and Ann M. Barlow Professor in Management, Stanford Graduate School of Business For more information about the conference, visit https://www.hoover.org/news/hoover-hosts-wide-ranging-discussion-challenges-facing-us-economy. For more information on the Prosperity Program at The Hoover Institution, visit https://www.hoover.org/research-teams/hoover-prosperity-program.