Universities' Research Conference, Cambridge, Massachusetts,Fall of 1988

这笔赠款用于支持继续举行的 大学研究会议（URC）。 施行本 会议的目的是将来自美国各地的经济学家聚集在一起。 就一个特定的话题进行了两天的讨论。 会议主题是 选择它们是因为它们与当前经济政策讨论的相关性， 以及他们对学院派经济学家的兴趣。 最近的会议 侧重于财政政策，货币政策， 政府支出计划和失业率。 论文 在会议上的发言是从80多个经济征求 学院和50所商学院。 会议组织者很谨慎 选择既有知名度又不太知名的研究人员。 讨论者和其他会议参与者也被选中， 鼓励具有相似兴趣的经济学家之间的互动， 不同的大学。 一个典型的会议包括8到10篇论文 以及来自25所不同大学的80名参与者。 这是一个独特的和有价值的论坛研究人员，否则 可能很少有机会与其他专家交流 在他们的领域。 以往的会议都办得很好。 的质量 提交的文件很高。 参与者从正式的 演讲和非正式的互动。 会议组织者 有能力继续这一成功的会议系列。

This grant supports the continued semi-annual meetings of the Universities' Research Conference (URC). The purpose of these conferences is to bring together economists from across the U.S. for two days of discussions on a specific topic. Conference topics are chosen for their relevance to current economic policy discussions as well as their interest to academic economists. Recent conferences have focussed on international aspects of fiscal policies, monetary policy, government spending programs, and unemployment. Papers for presentation at the conferences are solicited from over 80 economics departments and 50 business schools. Conference organizers are careful to select a mix of established and less well known researchers. Discussants and other conference participants are also chosen to encourage interaction among economists with similar interests at different universities. A typical conference includes 8 to 10 papers and about 80 participants from 25 different universities. This is a unique and valuable forum for researchers who otherwise might have little opportunity to interact with other specialists in their field. Past conferences have been well run. The quality of the papers presented was high. Participants benefitted from the formal presentations and the informal interactions. The conference organizers have the ability to continue this successful conference series.