Annual Conference Minn-Econ
Minn-Econ 2022: It's a New World - the Changing Landscape of Inflation and Employment
Saturday, October 8 | 8:30am-12:30pm | Virtual | Free Registration | $50 Teacher Stipend | For Gr. 9-12 Educators
The Minnesota Council on Economic Education invites you to Minn-Econ 2022: It's a New World - the Changing Landscape of Inflation and Employment. Kick-off Economic Education Month by learning from leading experts about the hottest economic issues of the day: Inflation, Supply Chain Issues, and the Great Resignation.
Upon completion, participants will receive a certificate of completion for 4.0 clock hours to go towards required Continuing Education Units (CEU).
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Agenda
8:30 - 8:40 a.m. Welcome
Presenter: Julie Bunn, MCEE Executive Director
8:40 - 8:45 a.m. Educator of the Year K-5 Honoree Presentation
Introduction of Honoree: Colleen Gray, MCEE K-8 Education Director
Honoree: Jackelyn Doyle, Riverview West Side School of Excellence
8:45 - 9:40 a.m. Inflation: Where’s the Inflation?
Presenter: Antony Davies, Associate Professor of Economics, Duquesne University
Over the past century, the broad theme of our public policy has been one of ignoring constraints. Breaking free of the political constraints imposed by the Constitution enabled politicians to buy votes by promising both more spending and less taxes. Breaking free of the monetary constraints imposed by a gold standard enabled the Federal Reserve to finance deficits by printing money. For decades, economists have warned that, without these two constraints, we were destined for sustained and significant inflation. But, at least until recently, inflation was nowhere to be seen. Or was it?
9:40 - 10:35 a.m. Supply Chain Issues: Managing disruption and navigating the impact of the economic changes
Presenter: Agapitos Papagapitos, Professor of Economics, University of St. Thomas
Much has been written about the problems with the supply chain, both nationally and globally, following the pandemic. Are supply chain imbalances a new phenomenon? Are imbalances likely to linger and are they different this time around than what we have encountered in the past? Are some sectors of the economy more susceptible than others to such disruptions? What are policy makers doing about it and is it enough? We will take a stab at sorting through some of these questions.
10:35 - 10:45 a.m. Break
10:45 - 10:50 a.m. Educator of the Year 6-8 Honoree Presentation
Introduction of Honoree: Colleen Gray, MCEE K-8 Education Director
Honoree: Krysten Dane, Glencoe-Silver Lake Junior Senior High School
10:50 - 11:45 a.m. Great Resignation: Resigning greatly, quitting quietly, returning soon? Labor supply post-pandemic
Presenter: King Banian, Dean of Public Affairs, St. Cloud State University
Minnesota labor force statistics show that the number of people either working or looking for work in August stands 79,543 below where it was before the pandemic. The monthly rate at which workers are quitting jobs has risen in that same time by a third, to 2.4% of all workers per month. Some ascribe this to people resigning, while others claim workers are engaged in ‘quiet quitting’. What do these terms mean? More importantly, when will quitting return to normal levels and what does that mean for the Minnesota economy?
11:45 - 12:15 p.m. Presenter Panel
Moderator: Kris Bertelsen, MCEE 9-12 Education Director
12:15 - 12:20 p.m. Educator of the Year 9-12 Honoree Presentation
Introduction of Honoree: Kris Bertelsen, MCEE 9-12 Education Director
Honoree: Craig Geyen, Monticello High School
12:20 - 12:30 p.m. Closing