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Sept. 21, 2021 | 6 p.m. MTÌý

³Ô¹ÏÍø the Lecture

Economic growth in the 19th and 20th centuries was much faster than in the past and coincided with the global proliferation of democracy. Forecasters have predicted slower economic growth in this century, due to aging populations, innovation slowdowns, debt, climate change and other reasons.Ìý Matt Burgess will discuss how developed democracies can prepare for the fiscal and social stress of long-run economic slowdowns.

³Ô¹ÏÍø the SpeakersÌý

Benson Center Faculty FellowÌýÌýis an assistant professor in the Environmental Studies Program, a faculty affiliate in Economics, and a fellow at the Cooperative Institute in Environmental Sciences (CIRES). His research interests are economic growth futures and their environmental impacts, natural resource management and conservation, mathematical modeling of human-environment systems, and political polarization of environmental issues. Burgess has a BSc from the ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Toronto and a PhD from theÌý³Ô¹ÏÍø of Minnesota.Ìý

Benson Center Faculty FellowÌýTaylor JaworskiÌýis an associate professor in the Department of Economics. HisÌýresearch and teaching interests are in economic history and economic geography. Jaworski received his BA from The George Washington ³Ô¹ÏÍø, MSc from the London School of Economics and PhD from the ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Arizona.Ìý

Moderator Shilo Brooks is the Benson Center's associate faculty director and faculty directorÌýof theÌýEngineering Leadership ProgramÌýin the College of Engineering and Applied Science.