As Washington debates President Trump’s new tariffs and renegotiated NAFTA, noted economist Dr. Anne Krueger will discuss the economic impact of these trade policies at the Texas A&M Bush School of Government and Public Service on Wednesday, Feb. 13. The Mosbacher Institute for Trade Economics and Public Policy will feature Dr. Krueger at its spring Conversation in Public Policy. Following Dr. Krueger’s remarks, Dr. Raymond Robertson, a Bush School economics professor and Mosbacher Institute director, will further explore the topic with Dr. Krueger in an on-stage conversation.
The event, which is cohosted by the Texas A&M Department of Economics and the Private Enterprise Research Center, will be held at the Annenberg Presidential Conference Center on the Texas A&M University campus. A reception will begin at 5 p.m. with Dr. Krueger speaking at 5:30 p.m. The lecture is open to the public, but reservations are strongly recommended by Monday, Feb. 11.
Dr. Krueger was First Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund from 2001 to 2006 and is now the Senior Research Professor of International Economics at the School for Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University. Her impressive career includes working at the World Bank as Vice President of Economics and Research as well as at a number of prestigious universities. Her extensive list of publications on economic development, international trade and finance, and economic policy reform are widely consulted and cited.
