Betsey Stevenson Professor of Public Policy and Economics, University of Michigan

Speaking

Speaking engagements

Stevenson speaks to corporate, academic, policy, and general audiences on labor markets, AI and the future of work, the economics of the family, and the state of the U.S. economy.

Signature talks

Keynotes and lectures Stevenson regularly delivers to corporate, academic, policy, and general audiences.

  • Every Decision Is Economic: The Role of Economics in Everyday Life

    An accessible introduction to the core ideas of economics, drawn from the work behind the Think Like An Economist podcast and Principles of Economics textbook.

  • From the White House to Your House — The Kitchen Table Impact of Tariffs

    How trade policy reaches through the economy to household budgets, wages, and prices.

  • The Impact of AI in the Job Market — Evolution or Revolution?

    What the evidence says about AI's effect on work, and how to prepare workers and firms for the transition.

  • Women in the 2020s — How Are We Doing?

    Progress, setbacks, and the unfinished agenda in women's labor market outcomes and family economics.

Recent engagements

Selected named lectures, keynotes, moderated panels, and invited seminars. A fuller list is in the downloadable CV.

2025

  • Data & AI in Society Lecture Series, University of Michigan · 2025

    Labor, Machines, and Economic Growth: Will Workers Be Needed in our AI Future?

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  • John A. Hogan Distinguished Lecture, University of New Hampshire Paul College · 2025

    Women's Evolving Role in the Labor Market: Families, Work, and Gender Equity in the 21st Century

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2024

  • Dalhousie University, Department of Economics Seminar · November 2024

    Women and Work: Evolution and Crisis over the Last 25 Years

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  • SIPA Institute of Global Politics, Columbia University · October 2024

    The 2024 Election: Deep Dives on the Economy and on Women Voters

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  • University of California, San Diego; San Diego State University · October 2024

    AI Will Cause Jobs to Evolve

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  • David A. Vose Economic Lecture Series, UMD Labovitz School of Business & Economics · September 2024

    Women's Changing Lives: Work, Family, and Public Policy in a Time of Rising Gender Equality

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  • EconEd · September 2024

    Both Governments and Markets Fail: Teaching Economics with Real-World Insights

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  • University of Melbourne seminar · April 2024

    Pandemic Recovery and the Impact on Women

  • Stanford Digital Economy Lab and Stanford HAI · March 2024

    Policies for the Best Possible AI Transition

  • APEC Women and the Economy Forum · February 2024

    APEC Masterclass to Advance Gender Equality

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2023

  • 2023 Governor's Economic Outlook Briefing, Michigan Department of Treasury · November 2023

    Pandemic Recovery and Beyond

  • Obama Foundation Democracy Forum · November 2023

    Toward an Inclusive Capitalism

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  • Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City · August 2023

    Moderator — Jackson Hole Economic Symposium

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  • OECD Economic Policy Committee · May 2023

    The Pandemic's Impact on Women

  • Carleton College · April 2023

    The Coming AI Revolution: Threats and Promises

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2022

  • UCLA Arnold C. Harberger Distinguished Lecture on Economic Development · May 2022

    The Pandemic's Shock to Home Production

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  • University of Colorado Boulder · May 2022

    Keynote — Boulder Summer Conference on Consumer Financial Decision-Making

  • University of Cincinnati · November 2022

    James C. Kautz Lecture

  • London School of Economics · April 2022

    London School of Economics Macroeconomic seminar

  • NABE Annual Meeting · October 2022

    National Association of Business Economists

2021

  • Hamilton Project Retreat · November 2021

    Examining the Short-term and Long-term Challenges in the Labor Force Participation

  • OECD Economic Policy Committee · 2021

    The Pandemic's Impact on Women

  • Tufts Wellington Burnham Lecture · March 2021

    Women's Employment, Family Life, and Public Policy: An Incomplete Revolution Meets a Pandemic

  • Midwest Economics Association Annual Meeting · March 2021

    C. Woody Thompson Lecture

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  • Wellesley College · April 2021

    Economy She Deserves — panelist

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Booking

Stevenson is represented by the Robin Wolfson Agency for speaking engagements.

A fuller list of recent and historical speaking engagements is in the downloadable CV (PDF).