Around Town -- Other Events of Interest
NABE
The NABE Policy conference is coming this spring. For more information go to their website http://www.nabe.com/pc07/index.html.
National Economists Club
Reservations are preferred one business day before an event. Walk-ins are welcome.
Thursday, March 1: Wendell Primus, Senior Economic Adviser to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi.
Topic: “A Briefing on the Congressional Outlook”
Thursday, March 8: Erik Sirri, Director, Market Regulation, Securities and Exchange Commission.
Topic: “Trading Globally”
Thursday, March 15 w/SGE: Chester Spatt , Securities and Exchange Commission, Topic: "Economic Analysis and Cost-Benefit Analysis: Substitutes or Complements?"
Thursday, March 22: Prakash Loungani,
Division Chief, Policy Communications
International Monetary Fund,
Topic: “International Monetary Fund Reform: Mission Impossible?”
Thursday, March 29: Ellen Meade, Professor of Economics, American University
Topic: “Central Bank Governance”
Thursday, April 5: Mark Zandi, Chief Economist, Moody's Economy.com
Topic: “The U.S. Economic Outlook”
Thursday, April 12: Servaas Deroose,
Director, Macroeconomy
European Commission’s Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs (Brussels)
Topic: “The Euro Area: Recovery and Reform?”
Thursday, April 19: Diane Rogers, Chief Economist, House Budget Committee
Topic: “Can We Really Eliminate Our Budget Deficits?”
Thursday, April 26: Catherine L. Mann, Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute
Topic: “Information Technology, Economic and Productivity Growth including International Trade in Services”