Clark Center Forum

About the Clark Center Forum

The Forum for the Kent A. Clark Center for Global Markets is home to the European, Finance, and US Economic Experts Panels as well as a repository of thoughtful, current, and reliable information regarding topics of the day.
Economic Outlook Survey

Oct 12th Economic Outlook Survey

This is Round 10 of the FiveThirtyEight/IGM COVID-19 Economic Outlook survey. This survey series is overseen by Professors Allan Timmermann and Jonathan Wright. The list of experts answering the questions is identified in the post along with the responses. Individual responses are anonymous. A simple summary of responses of Round 10 appears here on the […] 
US

Economic Recovery

Question A:

The US economy would be substantially stronger today if the state and local ‘stay-at-home’ orders had been more uniform and lasted longer in the first half of the year.

Question B:

The economy will receive a substantial boost as soon as K-12 schools can be safely opened in person nationwide.

 
Europe

Objectives of the European Central Bank

This week's European Economic Experts Panel statements:

A) The ECB should aim to achieve an inflation rate that averages 2% over time.

B) The ECB should take account of the environmental implications of its policy decisions.

C) The objectives set for the ECB by Treaty should make maximum sustainable employment of equal importance as price stability. 
Economic Outlook Survey

Round 09 – FiveThirtyEight/IGM COVID-19 Economic Outlook Survey

This is Round 09 of the FiveThirtyEight/IGM COVID-19 Economic Outlook survey. This survey series is overseen by Professors Allan Timmermann and Jonathan Wright. The list of experts answering the questions is identified in the post along with the responses. Individual responses are anonymous. A simple summary of responses of Round 09 appears here on the […] 
Economic Outlook Survey

Round 08 – FiveThirtyEight/IGM COVID-19 Economic Outlook Survey

This is Round 08 of the FiveThirtyEight/IGM COVID-19 Economic Outlook survey. This survey series is overseen by Professors Allan Timmermann and Jonathan Wright. The list of experts answering the questions is identified in the post along with the responses. Individual responses are anonymous. A simple summary of responses of Round 08 appears here on the […] 
Economic Outlook Survey

Round 07 – FiveThirtyEight/IGM COVID-19 Economic Outlook Survey

This is Round 07 of the FiveThirtyEight/IGM COVID-19 Economic Outlook survey. This survey series is overseen by Professors Allan Timmermann and Jonathan Wright. The list of experts answering the questions is identified in the post along with the responses. Individual responses are anonymous. A simple summary of responses of Round 07 appears here on the […] 
COVID-19

Coping with the Labor Market Consequences of the Pandemic (video)

Steven J. Davis, Casey B. Mulligan, Joseph S. Vavra, and Robert H. Topel As Congress and the President discussed whether further assistance for the economy is warranted, the IGM convened a conversation amongst Steven J. Davis, Casey B. Mulligan, and Joseph S. Vavra, and moderated by Robert H. Topel. Our panelists discussed what we know […] 
Economic Outlook Survey

Round 06 – FiveThirtyEight/IGM COVID-19 Economic Outlook Survey

This is Round 06 of the FiveThirtyEight/IGM COVID-19 Economic Outlook survey. This survey series is overseen by Professors Allan Timmermann and Jonathan Wright. The list of experts answering the questions is identified in the post along with the responses. Individual responses are anonymous. A simple summary of responses of Round 06 appears here on the […]