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Watch Live: JEC Hearing, "Long-term Unemployment: Causes, Consequences and Solutions"

 

 

Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney, Chair of the Joint Economic Committee, will hold a hearing, titled “Long-term Unemployment: Causes, Consequences and Solutions.”  The hearing will be held on Thursday, April 29, 2010, at 2:00 p.m., in room 210 of the Cannon House Office Building.

WHAT: Hearing on “Long-term Unemployment: Causes, Consequences and Solutions.”

WHO:   Dr. Lawrence F. Katz, Elisabeth Allison Professor of Economics,
            Department of Economics, Harvard University
            Cambridge, MA

            Dr. Till M. von Wachter, Associate Professor of Economics,
            Department of Economics, Columbia University
            New York, NY

            Ms. Diana Furchtgott-Roth, Director,
            Center for Employment Policy, Hudson Institute
            Washington, DC

WHEN: 2:00 p.m., Thursday, April 29, 2010

WHERE: 210 Cannon House Office Building

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 The Joint Economic Committee, established under the Employment Act of 1946, was created by Congress to review economic conditions and to analyze the effectiveness of economic policy.