IRLE hosted an invitation-only conference that focused on the many aspects of manufacturing employment both within the United States and abroad. The event was co-sponsored by the Global Metropolitan Studies Center.
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Conference Summary (new) 
PROGRAM
The State of Manufacturing –
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Morning Session — [Chair: Michael Reich, UC Berkeley]
Gerhard Bosch, Institut Arbeit und Qualifikation, Germany
David Dornfeld, UC Berkeley
Rob Scott, Economic Policy Institute
Steve Vogel, Political Science, UC Berkeley
What Role for Manufacturing in Restoring
Full Employment? –
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Keynote Speaker — Richard Freeman (Harvard)
Manufacturing, Services and Job Creation
Early Afternoon Session — [Chair: Ashok Bardhan, UC Berkeley]
Gordon Hanson, Economics, UC San Diego
Harry Holzer, Public Policy Institute, Georgetown
Susan Houseman, Economist, W.E. Upjohn Institute
Enrico Moretti, Economics, UC Berkeley
Innovation & Manufacturing –
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Late Afternoon Session — [Chair: Clair Brown, UC Berkeley]
Suzanne Berger, Political Science, MIT
Fred Block, Sociology, UC Davis
Stephen Ezell, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, W.D.C.
Tim Sturgeon, Industrial Performance Center, MIT
What Hope for Industrial Policy? –
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Evening Session — [Chair: Richard Walker, UC Berkeley]
David Card, Economics, UC Berkeley
Ralph Gomory, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Thea Lee, Economist, AFL-CIO
VIDEO & PODCASTS
The UC Berkeley Educational Technology Service recorded this conference, we will make videos accessible via YouTube and Podcasts via the UC Berkeley Podcast directory.