The AEA is introducing 15 lightning round sessions to its program this year to shine a spotlight on many economic viewpoints, encourage conversation, and promote peer-to-peer networking. 

• Each session will focus on a general subject area and will be limited to 7-minute presentations by 10 speakers.
• Following each presentation, the session chair will moderate a brief audience Q&A.
• Planned topics for the sessions include:
  -Demographic Economics
  -Econometric Methods
  -Economic History
  -Economics of Education
  -Economics of Higher Education
  -Empirical Development Economics
  -Environmental Factors in Financial and Real Outcomes
  -Health Economics
  -Health Policies
  -Industrial Organization
  -International Trade
  -Labor
  -Monetary Policy, Asset Prices, and the Macroeconomy
  -New Technologies and Innovation
  -Political Economy

These sessions will provide an interactive forum for offering insights and engaging in productive discussions. Watch for more details in the program, which will be posted next month.

The ASSA Annual Meeting will be held January 3–5, 2025, in San Francisco, CA. Registration opens on September 10, 2024.