Event Materials 2013
April 4, 2013 - Sequester, CR, and Little Long-Term Deficit Reduction
Pete Davis, Davis Capital Investment Ideas
Rapporteur
March 21, 2013 - The (Qualified) Case for Government Intervention in Energy Markets: Theory & Practice
Jerry Taylor, CATO Institute
Rapporteur
March 14, 2013 - Prospects for the Euro Area
Jacob Funk Kirkegaard, Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Rapporteur | Podcast
February 28, 2013 - History of the American Economy and Growth
Michael Lind, New America Foundation
Rapporteur | Podcast
February 21, 2013 - What Japan Found in the Two Lost Decades: An Appraisal of the Abe-nomics
Jun Saito, Japan Center for Economic Research, Keio University
Slideshow |Rapporteur
February 14, 2013 - 5 Reasons for Optimism: The U.S. Economy is on the cusp of much stronger growth.
Mark Zandi, Chief Economist, Moody's Analytics
Slideshow |Rapporteur
February 7, 2013 - The Budget and The Debt: What’s Next?
Alice Rivlin, The Brookings Institution
Rapporteur
January 31, 2013 - Achieving Workplace Gender Equity: The Art of the Possible--What’s Achievable in the U.S.
Heidi Hartmann, President, Institute for Women's Policy Research
Rapporteur
January 24, 2013 - Deficit Outlook and Negotiating Reductions
Robert Litan, Bloomberg Government
Rapporteur | Podcast
January 17, 2013 - Pro-Growth Tax Policy
Steve Entin, Senior Fellow Tax Foundation
Slideshow |Rapporteur
January 10, 2013 - Animal Spirits with Chinese Characters
Mark DeWeaver, Quantrarian Capital Management
Slideshow | Podcast | Rapporteur
Event Materials 2012
December 18, 2012 - Key Global Risks for 2013
Robert Kahn, Steven A. Tananbaum Senior Fellow for International Economics, Council on Foreign Relations
Rapporteur
NEC Annual Dinner, December 17, 2012
December 6, 2012 - Economics and the Race for Global Advantage
November 29, 2012 - How Does the Current Business Cycle Inform the Long-Run Outlook?
Neil Soss, Ph.D., Chief Economist, Credit Suisse
Podcast |
Slides
November 27, 2012 - Dealing with the Fiscal Deficit
Martin Feldstein, Harvard University
Podcast
November 16, 2012 - Prospects for Tax Reform
Bruce Bartlett, Columnist, Blogger, Contributor, The Fiscal Times.
Podcast |
Rapporteur
November 8, 2012 - ECB Monetary Policy in the Great Recession: A Critical Monetarist Overview
Robert Hetzel, Senior Economist and Research Advisor, Research, The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
Slideshow
October 25, 2012 - Macroeconomic Impacts of Federal Regulation of the Manufacturing Sector
W. David Montgomery, Senior Vice President, NERA
Slideshow
October 18, 2012 - Measuring Energy Consumption: Statistical Challenges in a Challenging Landscape
Stephen Harvey, Assistant Administrator for Energy Statistics, Energy Information Administration
Rapporteur
October 11, 2012 - Five Numbers Facing America Regardless of November 6th
Matthew Slaughter, Dartmouth College
Rapporteur
October 2, 2012 - The Economics of Wine
Stephen Chaikind, Johns Hopkins University
Slideshow | Rapporteur
September 27, 2012 - "Economic and Auto Industry Update"
Ellen Hughes-Cromwick, Chief Economist, Ford Motor Corporation
and Former President of NABE, 2007-2008
Rapporteur
September 20, 2012 - “Federal Tax Reform and State and Local Revenues”
Kim Rueben, Urban Institute
September 13, 2012 - "RED INK: Inside the High-Stakes Politics of the Federal Budget"
David Wessel, Wall Street Journal Economics Editor and Author
Podcast |Rapporteur
September 6, 2012 - Building up or Falling off a (Fiscal) Cliff? The Economic Outlook for Construction
July 26, 2012 - Ben Bernanke's economy: Can the Fed deliver Morning in America?
Ryan Avent, Economics Correspondent for The Economist
Rapporteur
July 19, 2012 - Budgetary Landscape: Cliffs, Mountains, and a Vast Wasteland
Alex Brill Research Fellow, American Enterprise Institute
Rapporteur
July 12, 2012 - Risk, Equality, and Economic Narratives
Megan McArdle, Special Correspondent, Newsweek, Daily Beast; Formerly, Senior Editor, The Atlantic Monthly. Recorded July 12, 2012
Podcast
June 29, 2012 - What Should the Winners of 2012 Do in 2013?
Douglas Holtz-Eakin, President, American Action Forum, Jared Bernstein, Senior Fellow, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Podcast |
Rapporteur
May 31, 2012 - Policy Analysis With CGE Models: Can It Contribute? Can It Be Understood?
May 24, 2012 - An Economic Analysis of Drug Legalization
Jeffrey Miron, Senior Lecturer and Director of Undergraduate Studies, Dept of Economics, Harvard University
Slideshow |
Podcast
May 17, 2012 - A Look at the World Economy
Olivier Blanchard, Economic Counselor and Director Research Dept, IMF Professor of Economics, MIT
Rapporteur
May 10, 2012 - The Rise of Asia and The New Economic Order
May 3 - Why The Eurozone Crisis is Not Over
April 26 - Restructuring Prudential Bank Regulation to Make it Work
Charles W. Calomiris, Henry Kaufman Professor of Financial Institution, Columbia University
No podcast |
Slides |
Paper
April 19, 2012 - Implementation of Dodd Frank Reform and What Impact Could the Elections Have on Reform
Candida Wolff, Executive Vice President, Global Government Affairs, Citigroup
Rapporteur
April 12 - Clear Communications and Monetary Policy
Charles Plosser, President, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Podcast |
Rapporteur
April 10 - Crisis and Recovery: Reflections on the Eurozone from a Netherlands Perspective
April 5 - Harvesting Intangible Assets: Making the Most of Intellectual Property Management
Andrew Sherman, Partner, Jones Day
Rapporteur | Slideshow
March 29 - Productivity Puzzles and the Economy
March 22 - Retail Automotive in a Slow-Growth Economy
March 8 - Fiscal Therapy: A Rehab Program for American's Debt Addiction
March 1 - The Outlook for the Washington Area Economy
John McClain, Deputy Director, Center for Regional Analysis, School of Public Policy, George Mason University
Podcast |
Slideshow |
Rapporteur
February 23, 2012 - India’s Unusual Economic Past and Uncertain Economic Future
February 16, 2012 - From Financial Crisis to Stagnation: The Destruction of Shared Prosperity and the Role of Economics
Thomas Palley, Ph.D., Associate, Economic Growth Program, New America Foundation
Podcast |
Rapporteur
February 9, 2012 - Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2012 to 2022
February 2, 2012 - Year of the Political Economy. How will housing fare?
January 26, 2012 - Unraveling the Euro Crisis
Ted Truman, Senior Fellow, Petersen Institute for International Affairs
Podcast |
Rapporteur
January 19, 2012 - The Slowdown in Medicare Spending Growth: What Does it Mean?
January 12, 2012 - The Global Manufacturing Outlook
Dan Meckstroth - Chief Economist and Director of Research, MAPI
Podcast |
Slideshow
January 5, 2012 - When Europe Sneezes
Ethan Harris, Bank of America (No PPT is available at the request of the presenter)
Event Materials 2011
Materials from 2011 events are here. Learn more about NEC podcasts here.
December 15, 2011 - CBO's Use of Evidence in Analysis of Budget and Economic Policies
Jeffrey Kling, Associate Director for Economic Analysis, Congressional Budget Office
Podcast
December 8, 2011 - Both Sides Now: Bipartisan Healthcare Wrap-Up
Len Nichols, George Mason University and James Capretta, Ethics and Public Policy Center.
Podcast
December 1, 2011 - The Cheshire Cat Economy - Why we are Underestimating the Impact of Trade
Michael Mandel, Chief Economic Strategist - Progressive Policy Institute
Slideshow |
Podcast
November 17, 2011 - Financial and Climate Regulation: Macro or Micro?
David M. Driesen, Syracuse University College of Law
Podcast
November 7, 2011 - Headwinds and Tailwinds: The Path Forward for the US Economy
Jason Furman, Principal Deputy Director, White House National Economic Council
Podcast
November 3, 2011 - Where is the Chinese Economy Headed?
Greg Fager, Chief Economist, Asia Pacific Department, The Institute of International Finance, Inc.
Podcast
October 27, 2011 - Unconventional Monetary Policy and the Yield Curve
Antulio Bomfim, Senior Managing Director, Macroeconomic Advisers LLC
Slideshow | Rapporteur
October 20, 2011 - FTC Protecting Competition and Consumers: Economics of Loyalty Pricing and Debt Collection
Joseph Farrell, Federal Trade Commission
Podcast
October 6, 2011 - Corporate Tax Reform
September 28, 2011 Can the Super Budget Committee Succeed When So Many Others Have Failed to Fix Fiscal Policy?
Rudolph Penner, Urban Institute
Podcast | Rapporteur
September 22, 2011 - The Most Pressing Problems of the EuroZone and Beyond
Jan Winiecki, Monetary Policy Council of the National Bank of Poland
Podcast
September 15, 2011 - Housing Finance Reform: Moving Forward
Phillip Swagel, Maryland School of Public Policy and Non-Resident Scholar, AEI
Podcast | Rapporteur
September 8, 2011 - An Economic Update on U.S. Manufacturers
Chad Moutray, National Association of Manufacturers
Podcast | Rapporteur | Slideshow
July 28, 2011 - Tax Hikes, Tax Expenditures, Tax Reform -- What a Mess
JD Foster, The Heritage Foundation
Podcast
July 21, 2011 - Spending in the Tax Code
June 30, 2011 - The Renewed Surge in Food Commodity Prices
Ron Trostle, US Department of Agriculture
Podcast | Rapporteur | Slideshow
June 23, 2011 - Surveying the Aftermath of the Storm: Changes in Family Finances from 2007 to 2009
Tracy Mach, Federal Reserve Board
Slideshow
June 16, 2011 - Lesson from the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission
Wendy Edelberg, Assistant Director for Macroeconomic Analysis, the Congressional Budget Office
Slideshow
June 9, 2011
Sherry Glied, Ph.D. Asst. Sec for Planning and Evaluation Health and Human Svcs (HHS)
Rapporteur
June 2, 2011 - Hispanics and Immigrants in the Economic Boom and Bust, 2000-2010
Rakesh Kochhar, Assoc Dir for Researc, Pew Hispanic Center
Podcast | Rapporteur
May 26, 2011 - What's up with crude oil and gasoline prices
John Felmy, Chief Economist, American Petroleum Institute (API)
Podcast | Rapporteur
May 19, 2011 - Programming for Growth: The Economic Impact of Foreign Aid
Bruce Bolnick Chief Economist, International Group Nathan Associates Inc.
Podcast | Slideshow
May 12, 2011 - Evaluating Alternative Roadmaps to Fiscal Sustainability
Mark Zandi, Chief Economist, Moody's Analytics
Podcast | Slideshow | Rapporteur
May 5, 2011 - Implications of Health Reform and Debt Reduction for Employment-Based Health Benefits
Paul Fronstin, Director, Health Research & Education Program, Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI).
Podcast | Slideshow
April 28 - Residential Broadband Internet Use in the U.S.
Beethika Khan, Ph.D., Economist, U.S. Dept of Commerce/ESA.
Podcast | Rapporteur
April 21 - The Impact of Recent Macroeconomic Forces on the Global Defense Industrial Base
Nayantara Hensel, Chief Economist, U.S. Dept of the Navy
Podcast | Rapporteur
April 14 - The Economics and Sociology of Health Reform
John Goodman, President and CEO, National Center for Policy Analysis
Podcast | Rapporteur
April 7 - “The U.S. Small Business Economy and the SBA”
Giuseppe Gramigna, Chief Economist, U.S. Small Business Administration
Podcast | Slideshow | Rapporteur
March 31 - The Turmoil in the Municipal Bond Market
John Mousseau, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager, Cumberland Advisors
Podcast | Slideshow
March 24 - "Barriers to Effective Economic-Decision Making
John Silvia, Chief Economist, Wells Fargo
Podcast | Rapporteur
March 17 - "U.S. Airlines – A Global Perspective from Inside the Beltway"
John P. Heimlich, Vice President and Chief Economist, Air Transport Association
Podcast | Rapporteur
March 10 - "Social Security, the Federal Budget, and the Federal Debt'
Stephen Goss, Chief Actuary, Social Security Administration
Podcast | Rapporteur
March 3 - "The Economic Outlook for the Housing and Mortgage Markets"
Frank Nothaft, Freddie Mac
Podcast | Slideshow | Slideshow
February 24 - Outlook for the Economy and the Budget
Douglas Elmendorf, Congressional Budget Office
Video (at C-Span) | Slideshow | Rapporteur
February 17 - “Copycats: How Smart Companies Use Imitation to Gain Strategic Edge”
Oded Shenkar, The Ohio State University
Podcast | Rapporteur
February 10 - Affirmative Action and Women’s Unemployment Rates
Diana Furchtgott-Roth, Director, Center for Employment Policy and Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute.
Podcast
February 3 - Consumer, Producer and Import/Export Prices: Current Challenges in Measuring Inflation
Michael Horrigan, Associate Commissioner for the Office of Prices and Living Conditions.
Podcast | Slideshow | Rapporteur
January 20 - Strengthening the Economy by Expanding Housing Demand Equitably and Efficiently
Robert Lerman, Urban Institute and American University
Podcast | Rapporteur
January 12 - MIA: Small Business in this Recovery
William Dunkelberg, Chief Economist, NFIB
Podcast | Slideshow | Rapporteur
January 6 - Scenarios for Fiscal Reform
Maya MacGuineas, President, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget
Podcast | Rapporteur
