Tariffs, international trade, and the future of the dollar

ISSNAF, ITAL and GCAP invite you to a fireside chat with Prof. Matilde Bombardini and Prof. Matteo Maggiori on economic themes that have attracted enormous attention over the last 2 months. We are going to discuss the current and future impact of trade tariffs on the US and the global economy; the future of the dollar as a global reserve currency; and the role of the Federal Reserve in balancing the risk of a recession and that of rising inflation.

Our speakers:

• Matilde Bombardini holds the Oliver E. and Dolores Williamson Chair in the Economics of Organization at the Haas School of Business, University of California Berkeley. Her research covers various aspects of International Trade and Political Economy.

• Matteo Maggiori is the Moghadam Family Professor of Finance at the Graduate School of Business of Stanford University and the co-founder and director of the Global Capital Allocation Project. His research focuses on International Macroeconomics and Finance.

Our moderator:

• Luigi Pistaferri is the Ray Lyman Wilbur Professor of Economics at Stanford University. His research is at the intersection between Labor Economics and Macroeconomics. He is the co-chair of the Bay Area Chapter of ISSNAF.

Doors open at 6; fireside chat begins at 6.30.