The Purdue University Research Center in Economics (PURCE) hosts a number of events each year that highlight our faculty, their research, and the research's ability to help community groups, businesses, and government address economic challenges. The center also hosts visitors to campus for lectures and more intimate conversations; many events are open to the public while some are reserved for students or PURCE partners and supporters.
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PURCE hosts for community, business and government leaders and academic peers a monthly in-person economic policy luncheon, which includes a faculty talk, catered lunch, networking and Q&A.
Students: The center greatly appreciates your interest in these events. However, because PURCE's economic policy luncheons regularly reach capacity, we must reserve registrations for members of the business community. Seats will open up for Economics PhD students only if space is available.
Dr. Carolyn Bourdeaux will examine the problem of the nation’s rising debt by tracing how the United States moved from periodic deficits to a sustained and increasingly dangerous structural imbalance in its federal budget. She’ll explore the political, demographic, and policy forces that brought us here and the pressures — ranging from interest costs to an aging population — that will continue to drive the debt to unsustainable levels in the years ahead.
Bourdeaux is an expert in national, state and local public finance and the Executive Director of Concord Coalition and Concord Coalition Action Fund, where she is building a grassroots movement to advocate for fiscal responsibility, including working to balance the federal budget and cut the nearly $39 trillion national debt.
Space is limited for PURCE luncheons, and registration is required. Register here for this event by noon on Friday, March 20.
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