Anyone know what Regent Crane said? Inquiring Minds Want to Know
Anyone know what Regent Crane said about pensions at this fair and balanced seminar at the Hoover Institution? (Scroll down)
Hint: It might be good to find out.
From the Hoover Institution website:
http://www.hoover.org/news/83027
State and Municipal Fiscal Default Workshop
On June 15–16, 2011, scholars and practitioners gathered for the State and Municipal Fiscal Default Workshop at the Hoover Institution. Experts from the fields of public policy, economics, finance, law, and state and local politics consulted about the nature of the problem, the current legal structures, and the possibility of legislative or other reform to avert the need for federal bailouts.
Introduction and Welcoming Remarks
- Michael McConnell, senior fellow and Stanford Law professor
Session 1: Magnitude of the Budgetary Problem
- Moderator: David Brady, deputy director and senior fellow
- Discussants: Tom Campbell, dean of Chapman University Law School, former US Congressman
- Mike Genest, former CA finance director
Session 2: What Can Be Done with Pensions?
- Moderator: Joe Nation, Stanford public policy professor
- Discussants: David Crane, Stanford lecturer in public policy and UC Regent
- Amy Monahan, Univ. of Minnesota Law School associate professor
Session 3: Consequences of Inaction
- Moderator: Michael McConnell
- Discussants: Thad Kousser, UCSD associate professor of political science
- Rob Stout, former finance director of the City of Vallejo
Session 4: Bankruptcy as a Last Resort
- Moderator: Michael McConnell
- Discussants: Clay Gillette, professor of contract law NYU School of Law
- David Skeel, professor of corporate law University of Pennsylvania Law School
Session 5: What Can or Should Be Done?
- Moderator: David Brady
- Discussants: Tom Campbell
- Bob Grady, chairman of the NJ Council of Economic Advisors for Gov. Christie
Session 6: Directions for Further Research
- Moderators: David Brady and Michael McConnell
