The Jobs Deficit: The Challenge of Putting America Back to Work - Panel 3
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Channel: New America · 2009 · News & Politics
0:45 am - Policy Brainstorming and Proposals: Closing the Jobs Deficit Timothy Bartik Senior Economist W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research Janet Kavinoky Director, Transportation & Infrastructure US Chamber of Commerce Thea Lee Policy Director and Chief International Economist AFL-CIO Michael Lind Policy Director, Economic Growth Program New America Foundation Michael Mandel Chief Economist BusinessWeek moderator Sherle R. Schwenninger Director, Economic Growth Program New America Foundation More than one in six working Americans is now unemployed or underemployed, with more job losses yet to come. At this Oct. 20 event, some of America's leading policymakers and economic thinkers gathered to discuss how public policy should respond to this unprecedented unemployment crisis. Please refer to the agenda below to access speaker handouts and presentations, or to watch recordings from the event's webcast. Each speaker's materials are located directly beneath the speaker's name and titles in the agenda listing. Supplementary conference materials are listed below in the "Related Links" section, and a photo slideshow is available immediately below this text.
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