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Podcasts June 11, 2020 Special Briefing⎮COVID-19, the US Economy, and Critical Needs of States and Municipalities The Volcker Alliance and Penn Institute for Urban Research cohosted an online special briefing with Mark M. Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics; Austan D. Goolsbee, the Robert P. Gwinn Professor of Economics at the Booth School of Business, University of Chicago and former chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers; Juliette Tennert, chief economist at the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, University of Utah, and former Utah state budget director and chief economist; and Dan Smith, associate professor of public policy and administration and director of the Master of Public Administration (MPA) program at University of Delaware.The panelists discussed the outlook for the US economy as states and localities reopen amid demonstrations and civil unrest and as the Senate considers further federal aid following passage of the CARES Act.Moderated by William Glasgall, Volcker Alliance senior vice president and director of state and local initiatives, and Susan Wachter, co-director of Penn IUR, this briefing was the ninth in a series of sixty-minute online conversations featuring experts from the Volcker Alliance’s national research network and Penn IUR, along with other leading academics, economists, and federal, state, and local leaders from around the US. Susan Wachter William Glasgall Austan D. Goolsbee Dan Smith Juliette Tennert Mark M. Zandi Urban Development State & Local Finance
Podcasts June 4, 2020 Special Briefing⎮COVID-19 and the Outlook for Cities as State Economies Reopen The Volcker Alliance and Penn Institute for Urban Research cohosted an online special briefing with Bruce J. Katz, Distinguished Fellow, Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation at Drexel University and Director, Nowak Metro Finance Lab; Rochester, Minnesota Mayor Kim Norton, and former Syracuse, New York, Mayor and Volcker Alliance Director Stephanie Miner. The panelists discussed the challenges and opportunities facing US cities—and especially midsized ones—as states begin reopening their economies following the nationwide shutdown brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.Moderated by William Glasgall, Volcker Alliance senior vice president and director of state and local initiatives, and Susan Wachter, co-director of Penn IUR, this briefing was the eighth in a series of sixty-minute online conversations featuring experts from the Volcker Alliance’s national research network and Penn IUR, along with other leading academics, economists, and federal, state, and local leaders from around the US. Susan Wachter William Glasgall Bruce J. Katz Stephanie Miner Kim Norton Urban Development State & Local Finance
Podcasts May 28, 2020 Special Briefing⎮COVID-19 and the Funding of Essential Services: Strategies for Generating Cash through Improved Public Asset Management The Volcker Alliance and Penn Institute for Urban Research cohosted an online briefing with former Philadelphia Mayor Michael A. Nutter; Eric Berman, Partner at Eide Bailly LLP; and Michael Imber, Managing Director at Conway MacKenzie, Inc. Government & Municipal Practice. The panelists discussed the revenue collapse facing state and local governments resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and economic shutdown. They also discussed strategies that leaders of hard-hit governments may wish to explore to generate additional cash by improving management of their physical assets.Moderated by William Glasgall, Volcker Alliance senior vice president and director of state and local initiatives, and Susan Wachter, co-director of Penn IUR, this briefing was the seventh in a series of 60-minute online conversations featuring experts from the Volcker Alliance’s national research network and Penn IUR, along with other leading academics, economists, and federal, state, and local leaders from around the US. Susan Wachter William Glasgall Michael A. Nutter Eric Berman Michael Imber Urban Development State & Local Finance
Podcasts May 21, 2020 Special Briefing⎮COVID-19 and the Future of US Aid to States, Counties, and Cities after the CARES Act The Volcker Alliance and Penn Institute for Urban Research cohosted an online special briefing with Congressman Earl Blumenauer and William Galston of the Brookings Institution on the shape of future federal aid to states, counties, and cities following passage of the CARES Act. After addressing trillions of dollars in pandemic-related expenditures, will Congress now help state and local governments replace hundreds of billions of dollars in revenue lost by the nationwide economic shutdown triggered by the pandemic?Moderated by William Glasgall, Volcker Alliance senior vice president and director of state and local initiatives, and Susan Wachter, co-director of Penn IUR, this briefing was the sixth in a series of 60-minute online conversations featuring experts from the Volcker Alliance’s national research network and Penn IUR, along with other leading academics, economists, and federal, state, and local leaders from around the US. Susan Wachter William Glasgall Earl Blumenauer William A. Galston Urban Development State & Local Finance
Podcasts May 14, 2020 Special Briefing⎮COVID-19 and the Federal Reserve Municipal Liquidity Facility: How $500 Billion in Credit Will Bolster America’s States, Counties, and Cities The Volcker Alliance and Penn Institute for Urban Research cohosted an online special briefing with expert panelists from Citigroup, BlackRock, and the Government Finance Officers Association to discuss the latest developments in the Federal Reserve’s Municipal Liquidity Facility (MLF) and how states, counties, cities, and public agencies may be able to access MLF credit to help offset revenue shortfalls.Moderated by William Glasgall, Volcker Alliance senior vice president and director of state and local initiatives, and Susan Wachter, co-director of Penn IUR, this briefing was the fifth in a series of 60-minute online conversations featuring experts from the Volcker Alliance’s national research network and Penn IUR, along with other leading academics, economists, and fiscal policy leaders from around the US. Susan Wachter William Glasgall Patrick Brett Emily Swenson Brock Peter Hayes Urban Development State & Local Finance
Podcasts May 7, 2020 Special Briefing⎮COVID-19 and Federal Aid to States and Municipalities: Federal Dollars, State and Local Needs The Volcker Alliance and Penn Institute for Urban Research cohosted an online special briefing with expert panelists discussing how states and localities will tap the massive aid and credit provided by the CARES Act and the Federal Reserve’s Municipal Lending Facility, what more may be needed to help keep budgets in balance, preserve essential public services, and prevent critical infrastructure from deteriorating further.Moderated by William Glasgall, Volcker Alliance senior vice president and director of state and local initiatives, and Susan Wachter, co-director of Penn IUR, this briefing was the fourth in a series of 60-minute online conversations featuring experts from the Volcker Alliance’s national research network and Penn IUR, along with other leading academics, economists, and fiscal policy leaders from around the US. Susan Wachter William Glasgall Bill Haslam Robert P. Inman Stephen Klein Joe Torsella Urban Development State & Local Finance
Podcasts April 30, 2020 Special Briefing⎮COVID-19 and the Fiscal Outlook for US Cities: Strategies for Survival and Recovery The Volcker Alliance and Penn Institute for Urban Research cohosted an online special briefing with expert panelists who discussed which cities may be most vulnerable to budgetary shocks resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and the strategies they may employ to see them through the crisis and eventual recovery. Moderated by William Glasgall, Volcker Alliance senior vice president and director of state and local initiatives, and Susan Wachter, co-director of Penn IUR, this briefing was the third in a series of 60-minute online conversations featuring experts from the Volcker Alliance’s national research network and Penn IUR, along with other leading academics, economists, and fiscal policy leaders from around the US. Susan Wachter William Glasgall Shirley Clarke Franklin Mary Murphy Michael A. Pagano Richard A. Ravitch Urban Development State & Local Finance
Podcasts April 23, 2020 Special Briefing: Stress-Testing State Budgets and the Critical Role of Rainy Day Funds Penn IUR and the Volcker Alliance will host an online briefing to discuss the economic and fiscal scenarios posed by the coronavirus pandemic for US states and municipalities as well as how governments may choose to deploy fiscal reserves to help preserve essential services. Moderated by William Glasgall, Volcker Alliance senior vice president and director of state and local initiatives, and Susan Wachter, Co-Director of Penn IUR, this briefing will be the second in a series of 60-minute online conversations featuring experts from the Volcker Alliance’s national research network and Penn IUR, along with other leading academics, economists, and fiscal policy leaders from around the U.S. Susan Wachter William Glasgall Katherine Barrett Richard Greene Scott Pattison Dan White State & Local Finance
Podcasts April 16, 2020 Special Briefing: The Impact of COVID-19 on the Fiscal Outlook of State and Local Governments Penn IUR and the Volcker Alliance discuss strategies for surmounting the severe fiscal challenges that the coronavirus pandemic is posing for U.S. states and municipalities.Moderated by William Glasgall, Volcker Alliance senior vice president and director of state and local initiatives, and Susan Wachter, Co-Director of Penn IUR, this briefing will be the first in a series of 60-minute online conversations featuring experts from the Volcker Alliance’s national research network and Penn IUR, along with other leading academics, economists, and fiscal policy leaders from around the U.S. Susan Wachter William Glasgall Thomas W. Ross Richard A. Ravitch Matt Fabian State & Local Finance

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