Exploring Careers in Economics

Virtual Event

Federal Reserve Board and Federal Reserve Education (FRE) will welcome students nationwide via webcast to discuss career opportunities and diversity in economics and to learn about career paths within the Federal Reserve System. Please register if you would like to participate in breakout sessions.

Diverse Economics Conference

Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond 701 E Byrd St, Richmond, Virginia, United States

Diversity in economics is critical to ensuring that the right questions are being asked, yet less than 25 percent of economists are people of color, and no more than 30 percent of career economists are women.

Free

Investment Connection – Oklahoma

Virtual Event

Presentations on eight new and existing community and economic development proposals from across Oklahoma will be shared.

Investment Connection – Nebraska

Virtual Event

Presentations on eight new and existing community and economic development proposals from across Nebraska will be shared.

Building a Thriving Care Workforce

Virtual

The importance of care workers for both children and elderly or disabled adults has become even more clear during the COVID-19 pandemic. Working-aged people’s access to affordable caregiving has a direct impact on their ability to participate in the labor force.

Free

Women in Economics Symposium

Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland 1455 E 6th Street, Cleveland, OH, United States

Are you interested in learning more about a career in economics? Join us for the Cleveland Fed’s Women in Economics Symposium. At this event, you’ll get to hear the career path stories of women in economics, learn what you can do with a degree in economics, discuss diversity and inclusion in the profession, and network.

Free

District Dialogues: Demystifying Inflation

Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond 701 E Byrd St, Richmond, Virginia, United States

What is inflation? Why does it matter? What does the Fed have to do with it? Hear from a panel of experts as they discuss inflation – its causes, economic impacts and the role of the Fed.

Free

Financial Exploitation of Aging Adults

Virtual Event

Older adults make up the fastest-growing segment of the United States population. Along with this population growth has been an increase in the rate of financial exploitation of older adults.

Free

An Economy That Works for All: Moving Towards Equitable Growth

Federal Reserve Bank of New York 33 Liberty Street, New York, NY, United States

Please join the New York Fed for an event centered on achieving equitable growth. Panels will focus on broadband access, small business funding, and natural disasters and resiliency.

Housing, Place, and Flexible Work: The Future of the New England Economy

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston 600 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts, United States

The COVID crisis upended social and economic life in ways that are still hard to predict. One central question is how hybrid work and shifts in where people congregate will impact housing, commuting, and the economy.