CROWE
Center for Research on the Wisconsin Economy

Events and Outreach

CROWE Events and Outreach 2025

Date Event Speaker(s)
September 16 The Economic Impact of Cuts to Federal Research Funding Lawrence Berger - Associate Vice Chancellor for Research in the Social Sciences; Rob Cramer - Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration; Fleming Crim - John E. Willard Professor and the Hilldale Professor of Chemistry Emeritus; Robert Golden - Dean Emeritus, School of Medicine and Public Health
April 15 Economics of Climate Change - What they rarely teach you in college Stephen Einhorn, Capital Midwest Funds
April 7 Reviving the American Dream and Wisconsin Economy Governor Scott Walker
April 3 Inflation, Debt & the Future of the Economy John H. Cochrane, Hoover Institution
March 13 Heather Mac Donald on DEI on College Campuses (REPLAY LINK) Heather Mac Donald, Manhattan Institute
February 12 Speaker Robin Vos on UW Budgets, Autonomy, DEI & more (REPLAY LINK) Robin Vos, Wisconsin State Assembly Speaker

CROWE Events and Outreach 2024

Date Event Speaker(s)
November 14 How Capitalism Can Save America Steve Forbes, Renowned American publishing executive; public policy leader; and Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of Forbes Media
September 23 Economic Policies of the Trump Administration: Past & Prospective Casey Mulligan, University of Chicago; Chief Economist for the Council of Economic Advisers in the Trump Administration
April 24 U.S.-China Trade: From the Cold War to the Trade War Kim Ruhl, UW-Madison; Curt and Sue Culver Professor of Economics; Co-Director, Center for Research on the Wisconsin Economy (CROWE)
March 5 America's Looming Debt Crisis Brian Riedl, Manhattan Institute

CROWE Events and Outreach 2023

Date Event Speaker(s) Presentation Title/Topic Presentation materials and Links
September 27 Does Taxing the Rich Work? Dr. Arthur Laffer Does Taxing the Rich Work?
April 21 Left Turn? A Discussion of Liberal Media Bias Professor Tim Groselose Left Turn? A Discussion of Liberal Media Bias
March 21 The Legality of Race-Based University Admissions Peter S. Arcidiacono, David Bernstein, Adam White The Legality of Race-Based University Admissions

CROWE Events and Outreach 2022

Date Event Speaker(s) Presentation Title/Topic Presentation materials and Links
October 7 A Conversation with Fed Governor Waller Chris Waller, Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Fireside Chat with Fed Governor Waller View event recap
September 20 The UW NOW Livestream

Kim Ruhl, CROWE Co-Director; Cliff Robb; moderated by Mike Knetter

 Financial Aid and Forgiveness Watch video
July 11 The UW NOW Livestream

Kim Ruhl, CROWE Co-Director; J. Michael Collins; Paul Leff; moderated by Mike Knetter

Inflation & Its Consequences Watch video
April 27 Co-sponsored public lecture Dr. Arthur Laffer The Failure of Bidenomics: How Free-Market Policies Can Save America View event recap
Feb 15 The UW NOW Livestream

Kim Ruhl, CROWE Associate Director; Brad Tank; Michael Stohler; moderated by Mike Knetter

 Inflation, the Federal Reserve's Dilemma, and the Stock Market Watch video View Prof Ruhl's slides

CROWE Events and Outreach 2021

Date Event Speaker(s) Presentation Title/Topic Presentation materials and Links
Nov 30 The UW NOW Livestream Prof Noah Williams Inflation Trends and Predictions Watch video View Prof Williams' slides
Oct 12 The UW NOW Livestream
Kim Ruhl, CROWE Associate Director
moderated by Mike Knetter
 Understanding the Labor Shortage Watch video View Prof Ruhl's slides
Sept 30 WCCE Annual Conference & Retreat September 28-30 Prof Noah Williams Wisconsin Economic Update View Prof Williams' slides
Sept 22 4th Annual Economic Update Prof Noah Williams Wisconsin’s Economy Today View Prof Williams' slides
Aug 10 The UW NOW Livestream
Mike Stohler
moderated by Mike Knetter
 Outlook for the U.S. Labor Market Watch video View Prof Williams' slides
June 29 The UW Now Livestream and Q & A
Kim Ruhl, CROWE Associate Director
moderated by Mike Knetter
 
 Supply Chains, Labor and Inflation View Dr. Ruhl's slides
May 11 The UW Now Livestream and Q & A
moderated by Mike Knetter
 The Future of the UW System View Prof Seshadri's slides
April 13 The UW Now Livestream and Q & A
Kim Ruhl, CROWE Associate Director
moderated by Mike Knetter
 Economic Stimulus and the Impact on our Future Watch video View Dr. Ruhl's slides
March 31 Senate Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges Prof Ananth Seshadri Testimony Watch video
March 5 WisBusiness: The Podcast
Noah Williams, CROWE Director
March 2 The UW Now Livestream and Q & A
Kim Ruhl, CROWE Associate Director
Craig Culver
Caitlin Suemnicht
moderated by Mike Knetter
 Restaurants Today and in the Future Watch video View Dr. Ruhl's slides
Jan 26 The UW Now Livestream and Q & A
Noah Williams, CROWE Director
moderated by Mike Knetter
 Outlook for the U.S. Labor Market Watch video Summary
Jan 11 Thompson Center
Junjie Guo, CROWE Staff Economist
 Jobs, Skills and the Prison-To-Work Transition Watch video Read the Report
Jan 4 American Economic Association’s ASSA 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting.
Noah Williams, CROWE Director
 Consumer Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic View slides

CROWE Events and Outreach 2020

Date Event Speaker(s) Presentation Title/Topic Presentation Materials and links
December 9, 2020 Rotary Club of Madison: Online event
Noah Williams, CROWE Director
 Reflections on Wisconsin’s Economy
November 18, 2020 Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC)
Dr. John Raymond
 Public Health and Economic Update
Nov 10, 2020 The UW Now Livestream and Q & A
moderated by Mike Knetter
 Our Economic Possibilities
Sep 28 to Oct 21, 2020 CROWE Webinar Series
Brian Riedl, Manhattan Institute
Casey Mulligan, University of Chicago
Alan Blinder, Princeton
moderated by Noah Williams
 Economic Issues in the 2020 Election and Beyond
Sep 24, 2020
WisBusiness Podcast
Noah Williams, CROWE Director
CROWE Research on tracking the economy during the COVID-19 pandemic
August 12, 2020 Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) webinar
Noah Williams, CROWE Director
July 29, 2020 Wisconsin Bankers Association (WBA) Coronavirus Management Series
Noah Williams, CROWE Director
 Wisconsin's COVID-19 Economic Impact
July 21, 2020 Rotary Club of Milwaukee
Noah Williams, CROWE Director
Economic Impact of COVID-19
June 17, 2020
CARW Thought Leadership Series
Noah Williams, CROWE Director
 The Macroeconomic Outlook
May 27, 2020
Noah Williams, CROWE Director
State Senate Committee on Labor and Regulatory Reform
 
May 12, 2020 The UW Now Livestream and Q & A
moderated by Mike Knetter
 Economic Effects of COVID-19
April 29, 2020: Live Web Discussion
A special presentation by Noah Williams, followed by Q & A moderated by Kim Ruhl and Simeon Alder
The Economic Impact of COVID-19
March 11, 2020
Brian Leiter, University of Chicago
Bryan Caplan, George Mason University
 Socialism, Social Democracy and Capitalism: A debate on which is right for America
 
March 3, 2020 Legacy and Athlete Preferences at Harvard

CROWE Events and Outreach 2019

Date Event Speaker(s) Presentation Title/Topic Presentation Materials and links
Nov 12, 2019
Wisconsin and the National Economy
Neel Kashkari, President and CEO, FRB-Minneapolis
 A discussion on monetary policy and outlook on the economy
 
April 15, 2019 Co-sponsored Public Seminar
Michael Tanner, Cato Institute
The Inclusive Economy: How to Bring Wealth to America’s Poor
March 28, 2019
James Bullard, President, FRB-St. Louis
Optimal Monetary Policy for the Masses
Noah Williams, CROWE Director
Economic Outlook for the US and Wisconsin
Simeon Alder, CROWE Staff Economist
Business Dynamism in the U.S. and in Wisconsin
March 21, 2019 Wisconsin Institute of CPAs Spring Conference
Noah Williams, CROWE Director
March 18, 2019
Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College, New Richmond, WI
Noah Williams, CROWE Director
March 14, 2019
Sheboygan Economic Club Meeting
Noah Williams, CROWE Director
Feb 19, 2019 UW-Madison College Republicans Meeting
Noah Williams, CROWE Director
Current state of the Wisconsin Economy,
Wisconsin State Budget,
Tax cuts and Jobs Act returns
Feb 1, 2019
AGC Wisconsin Annual Membership Meeting
Noah Williams, CROWE Director

CROWE Events and Outreach 2018

Date Event Speaker(s) Presentation Title/Topic Presentation Materials and links
October 17, 2018
Wisconsin and the National Economy
John Cochrane, Hoover Institution, Stanford
“Waking the Sleeping Giant: An Out of the Box Approach to America’s Economic Policy Paradoxes”

"Free to Grow"
Noah Williams, CROWE Director
CROWE and the Wisconsin Economy
August 16, 2018
WMC Foundation Golf Outing
Noah Williams, CROWE Director
Outlook for the Wisconsin Economy
April 26, 2018 Fond du Lac Founders’ Day Celebration
Noah Williams, CROWE Director
Outlook for the Wisconsin Economy
April 23, 2018
Taking Productivity in Education Seriously: Neuroscience, Adolescence, and Evidence
April 18, 2018
Robert Kaplan, President and CEO, FRB-Dallas
A Fireside Chat on the Economy and Monetary Policy
Feb 13, 2018 Young Americans for Freedom
Noah Williams, CROWE Director
 Tax Reform: Overview of Economic Effects and Evidence

CROWE Events and Outreach 2017

Date Event Speaker(s) Presentation Title/Topic Presentation Materials and links
October 26, 2017
Wisconsin and the National Economy
John B. Taylor, Stanford 
Keynote Lecture: "The Economic Reform Imperative: State, Nation, World"
Noah Williams, CROWE Director
Overview of CROWE and Outlook for the Wisconsin Economy
James Walker, CROWE Faculty Fellow
Labor Mobility and Wisconsin
Simeon Alder, CROWE Staff Economist 
Competition and Productivity Growth in the Rust Belt
October 10, 2017
Regional Economic Conditions Conference
Noah Williams, CROWE Director
An Outlook for the Wisconsin Economy