OTTAWA – On Friday, November 8, 2019, the Bank of Canada will host its annual economic conference. This year’s theme is “Learning About the Digital Economy”.  Academics, policy-makers, private sector economists and representatives from policy think tanks will be among those in attendance.

Description

The webcast will feature the following session:

The John Kuszczak Memorial Lecture: “Explaining the growth decline in the US”

  • Address by Philippe Aghion, Harvard University
  • Introductory remarks by Paul Beaudry, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada
Time

13:30 (Eastern Time)

Place

Bank of Canada, Ottawa, ON

Distribution

The Deputy Governor’s remarks will not be published.

Media Availability

There will be no media availability for this event.

Audience Q&A

There will be an audience Q&A period.

Webcast

Audio and video webcasts of the lecture will be available.

Note

Registration for this conference is closed. Media are invited to watch the session via the webcast.

For more information, please contact Media Relations at 613-782-8782.