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Date and Location

March 7, 2022
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM EST
Online

Contact

617-495-5971
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​M-RCBG Senior Fellow Aparna Mathur will moderate a discussion on the complexity and effectiveness of the US Social Safety Net and whether it provides strong protection against adverse life and market outcomes. Panelists will discuss lessons learned from the pandemic and propose ideas for fixing the broken parts of the system.

Featuring: Diane Schanzenbach, Margaret Walker Alexander Professor of Human Development and Social Policy and Institute for Policy Director, Northwestern UniversityJason Furman, Aetna Professor of the Practice of Economic Policy, Harvard Kennedy SchoolRobert Moffitt, Krieger-Eisenhower Professor of Economics, Johns Hopkins UniversityModerated by M-RCBG Senior Fellow Aparna Mathur

Speakers and Presenters

Diane Schanzenbach, Margaret Walker Alexander Professor of Human Development and Social Policy and Institute for Policy Director, Northwestern University

Jason Furman, Aetna Professor of the Practice of Economic Policy, Harvard Kennedy School

Robert Moffitt, Krieger-Eisenhower Professor of Economics, Johns Hopkins UniversityModerated by M-RCBG Senior Fellow Aparna Mathur

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