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

这笔赠款支持大学研究会议(URC)继续每半年举行一次会议。这些会议的目的是将来自美国各地的经济学家聚集在一起，就一个特定的主题进行为期两天的讨论。选择会议主题是因为它们与当前的经济政策讨论相关，以及它们对学术经济学家的兴趣。最近的会议聚焦于财政政策、货币政策、政府支出计划和失业的国际方面。在会议上发表的论文来自80多个经济系和50多所商学院。会议组织者小心翼翼地选择了知名和知名度较低的研究人员。讨论者和其他与会者也被选中，以鼓励在不同大学具有相似兴趣的经济学家之间的互动。一个典型的会议包括8到10篇论文和来自25所不同大学的约80名参与者。对于研究人员来说，这是一个独特而有价值的论坛，否则他们可能几乎没有机会与各自领域的其他专家互动。过去的会议都办得很好。提交的论文质量很高。与会者从正式介绍和非正式互动中受益。会议组织者有能力继续举办这一成功的系列会议。

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.