The Jobs Deficit: The Challenge of Putting America Back to Work

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.

An MP3 audio recording will be updated here as it becomes available.

Articles authored by speakers

• Hindrey Jr and Riegle Jr- The Jobs Solution
• Lind- Healthcare Can Get America Working
• Palley- A Second Great Depression is Still Possible

• Bartik- The Job Creation Tax Credit

New America Foundation Publications

• Jobless Recovery (June 2009)
• The Jobs Deficit Slideshow
• Policy Roundtable: The Challenge of Job Creation

Participants