E-MEETING: The U.S. Economy: On the Mend in 2021?

The COVID-19 pandemic created a huge shortfall in U.S. economic activity and the labor market. The recovery path depends largely on virus containment and the possibility of challenging structural adjustments in the economy. Rob Valletta, Associate Director of Research in the Economic Research Department at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (FRBSF), will provide an updated assessment of these developments as we enter 2021. In addition to general department leadership, his key duties at the FRBSF include overseeing the department’s external publications, providing advice on monetary policy, and supporting the public speeches of the bank President and other senior staff. 

Rob’s scholarly research is primarily in the field of labor economics, including topics such as unemployment insurance, structural unemployment, part-time work, job security and job mobility, income inequality and poverty, and the effects of employer-provided health insurance on labor market outcomes. He has published widely in peer-reviewed economics journals.

Rob began his FRBSF career in 1995, following eight years spent as a visiting and then assistant professor at the University of California, Irvine. He completed his Ph.D. in economics at Harvard University in 1987 and prior to that obtained an undergraduate degree in economics from the University of California, Berkeley in 1982.

His CV and research links are available here.

This is a regular membership meeting of The Rotary Club of San Francisco, open to all Rotarians, visiting Rotarians, prospective members, and guests. The meeting is free, but you must register here to get the link. 

Meeting Schedule:

12:00 Noon: Log in or dial in

12:15 PM: Meeting begins

1:30 PM: Meeting adjourns