Each of the three discussion papers contained in this volume are the product of 12 months of work by a bipartisan working group comprised of a small set of Aspen Economic Strategy Group members and co-led by a pair of two members. Working groups were charged with developing a policy response to address a specific policy challenge, and collaborated throughout the spring and summer of 2018 to discuss various options for addressing their particular challenge. Working group members drew from the policy memos that are featured in this volume, pre-existing policy proposals and research papers, and, of course, their combined years of experience and expertise.
The working group co-leads made the final determination of what was included in each discussion paper. The working groups did not strive to achieve consensus, but in each case, there is broad support amongst working group members for the general policy response advocated for in the discussion paper. Not all working group members necessarily agree with or endorse every specific recommendation made in their group’s discussion paper. Each member of the working group participated in their individual capacities and the views reflected herein do not necessarily represent the views of the institutions they lead or represent.
- Working Group on Developing Human Capital for the Modern, Global Economy
- Working Group on Increasing Prime-Age Labor Force Participation
- Working Group on Expanding Private-Sector Wage Growth and Job Creation
Working Group on Developing Human Capital for the Modern, Global Economy
| Co-Leads | |
|---|---|
 Austan Goolsbee Robert P. Gwinn Professor of Economics Booth School of Business The University of Chicago |
 Glenn Hubbard Dean and Russell L. Carson Professor of Finance and Economics Columbia Business School |
| Members | |
 Sylvia M. Burwell President American University |
 Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. President Purdue University |
 Melissa S. Kearney Neil Moskowitz Professor of Economics The University of Maryland |
 Ruth Porat Senior Vice President Chief Financial Officer |
 Penny Pritzker Founder and Chairman PSP Partners |
 Margaret Spellings President University of North Carolina System |
Working Group on Increasing Prime-Age Labor Force Participation
| Co-Leads | |
|---|---|
 Keith Hennessey Lecturer Graduate School of Business Stanford University |
 Bruce Reed CEO and Co-founder Civic LLC |
| Members | |
 David Cote CEO GS Acquisitions Holding Corporation |
 Brian Deese Global Head of Sustainable Investing BlackRock |
 Danielle Gray Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina |
 N. Gregory Mankiw Robert M. Beren Professor of Economics Harvard University |
 Magne Mogstad Gary S. Becker Professor in Economics and the College Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics University of Chicago |
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Working Group on Expanding Private-Sector Wage Growth and Job Creation
| Co-Leads | |
|---|---|
 Jason Furman Professor of the Practice of Economic Policy John F. Kennedy School of Government Harvard University |
 Phillip Swagel Professor in International Economic Policy University of Maryland School of Public Policy |
| Members | |
 Wally Adeyemo Senior Adviser Center for Strategic & International Studies |
 Martin Feldstein George F. Baker Professor of Economics Harvard University |
 Maya MacGuineas President Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget |
 Robert K. Steel Partner and CEO Perella Weinberg Partners |