SGE Monthly Luncheons
All luncheons are held at the Chinatown Garden Restaurant, 618 H St., NW,
Washington Metro: Gallery Place (Red, Green, and Yellow Lines).
Restaurant is 1/2 block east of the Metro station's northern (H Street) exit.
Reservations by 11:30 am day prior to luncheon to
Brian Sloboda: Brian.W.Sloboda@usps.gov
$15 for SGE and NEC members $20 for non-members
April Monthly Luncheon
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Anthony Apostolides
Department of Transportation
"Comparisons of Multifactor Productivity in the Transportation
Industries"
Measuring and comparing productivity in services has been perennially
difficult. It is particularly complicated in transportation, where the
capital contribution is vital. The presentation will showcase trends and
comparisons of multifactor productivity since 1987 across several
dimensions: among various transportation modes, and between
transportation and other sectors of the economy. The methodology is
based on the Tornqvist Index.
Slides
May Monthly Luncheon
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Cynthia G. Brown
Director of Education Policy
Center for American Progress
"Getting Serious about Renewing and Modernizing Public Education"
Major challenges are facing the United State public education system including:
- A newly globalized economy, rapidly changing demographics, and a lingering and widening achievement gap for minority and poor students.
- The task of simultaneously closing double achievement gaps: one at home, the other on the international stage.
We need to get serious about renewing and modernizing public education if our children are to thrive in this increasingly competitive world. Brown will discuss several steps needed to build the strongest foundation for children's educational success and ensure the economic and democratic viability of our country.
June Monthly Luncheon
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Gerald Auten
U.S. Department of the Treasury
Office of Tax Analysis
"New Evidence on Trends in Income Mobility"
Triggered in part by evidence on the widening gaps in the income distribution, there has been considerable recent interest in the related issue of income mobility. Two recent Treasury studies examined income mobility over the periods 1987-1996 and 1996-2005. One finding is that relative income mobility remained roughly unchanged despite widening income gaps. The studies also document the high turnover among those in the highest income groups.
A copy of the paper is available at:
http://www.treas.gov/offices/tax-policy/library/incomemobilitystudy03-08revise.pdf
March Monthly Luncheon
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Carol A. Robbins
Bureau of Economic Analysis, Department of Commerce
"How Should We Treat R & D Expenditures in National Accounts? New
Thinking from the BEA"
In the U.S. national accounts, research and development expenditures (R
& D) are treated as expense for business and as consumption for
government and non-profits. As part of its work to improve the
measurement of intangibles in the economy, the Commerce Department's
Bureau of Economic Analysis is developing supplementary estimates known as satellite accounts. Satellite accounts show the impact that
capitalized R & D expenditures would have on the various aggregates of
the U.S. national accounts. The presentation touches upon measurement
issues and provides tentative estimates of impact on saving and
investment for 13 sectors of the economy.