Albert L. Williams Professor of International Trade and Investment, Harvard Kennedy School
Robert Z. Lawrence is the Albert L. Williams Professor of International Trade and Investment at the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University and a Senior Fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics. His research focuses on trade policy and his recent work has focused on global integration and the impact of trade on the labor market.
The Hamilton Project hosted a discussion focusing on what the government can do to foster market-based solutions to major risks. Markets that could potentially mitigate or reduce some of the biggest risks faced by the American people and their broader communities are nonexistent or underutilized.
Full audio from Panel One: "How Markets Can Create New Opportunities for Individuals" from the event Missing Markets: Fostering Market-Based Solutions to Major Risks
Full audio of Panel Two: "How Markets Can Help Communties Manage Financial Risk" from the event Missing Markets: Fostering Market-Based Solutions to Major Risks
The Hamilton Project hosted a discussion on what the government can do to foster market-based solutions to major risks. Markets that could potentially mitigate or reduce some of the biggest risks faced by the American people and their broader communities are nonexistent or underutilized.
Akash Deep and Robert Z. Lawrence propose an affordable federal instrument that could mitigate the adverse impact of tax-revenue shocks on communities by allowing them to buy tax-base insurance.
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