Events
Consumer Events in the Washington, D.C. Area
Consumers’ Research keeps its ear to the ground to find interesting, consumer-relevant events in the Washington, D.C. area. Below is a list of upcoming events CR thinks are worth checking out as well as events CR highlighted in the past.

Webinar – The Persistent Thief: How underestimating inflation is depriving consumers of the American Dream

Wall Street Journal CEO Council Summit—American Innovation

Environmental Justice: What to Expect as the Movement is Primed for its Moment in 2021

Leadership through Crisis: A conversation with Christine Lagarde and Janet Yellen

Quant Insights Conference 2020

Digital Assets Investment Conference

The Federalist Society 2020 National Lawyers Convention
The Federalist Society is hosting its annual National Lawyers Convention online this year. Events included: Environmental Law & Property Rights EPA Turns 50: A Debate

Cato Institute’s 38th Annual Monetary Conference Digital Currency: Risk or Promise
The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically increased the demand for cash and placed a spotlight on the promise of digital currency. But risks remain. Cato’s 38th

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Oversight of Financial Regulators Hearing
The Senate committee will conduct a hearing entitled “Oversight of Financial Regulators.” The witness will be: The Honorable Randal K. Quarles, Vice Chairman for Supervision,

Webinar – Debugging Antitrust: Does the Consumer Welfare Standard still work in the online era?
In the 1970s, antitrust law was a miasma of nebulous social and economic rulings. Companies rarely knew with certainty beforehand whether a merger or acquisition

Cato Institute: Leave Me Alone and I’ll Make You Rich: How The Bourgeois Deal Enriched the World
Ever wondered how the world became so rich? Economic historian and professor Diedre McCloskey (University of Illinois at Chicago), Professor Art Carden (Stamford University), and

American Enterprise Institute: Why is college teaching so hit-or-miss, and what can we do about it?
College teaching is notoriously hit-or-miss. Your professor can either inspire you to study weeks worth of a specific topic or make you spend weeks finding the

DC Fintech Week 2020
Washington DC’s fourth annual fintech policy and innovation dialogue. From Amazon to Zcash – innovators describe their business and explain how their services intersect with

RAND Behavioral Finance Forum 2020
This event will bring together leaders from academia, government, regulatory agencies, and industry to share the latest research and exchange ideas on how to leverage

The Brookings Institution’s Launch of the Center for Sustainable Development
The Global Economy and Development program at Brookings is launching its Center for Sustainable Development (CSD) in an event featuring Brookings President John R. Allen

Energy Policy Seminar: Dan Bodansky on “Solar Climate Intervention: The Case for Research and Options for Assessment and Decision-Making”
Dan Bodansky, Professor of Law in the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University, will speak on “Solar Climate Intervention: The Case