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Where is the Economy Headed? Federal Reserve Outlook 2007Finance RoundtableJanuary 11, 2007, 6:00 PM - 8:30 PMThe Senior Economist from the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago will provide his expert perspective on the economy ahead in 2007. See his presentation, Where is the Economy Headed? (PDF) Where
Chicago GSB Who
William A. Strauss Program
6:00 PM - 6:30 PM: Networking RegistrationOther InformationYou need not be a graduate of the University of Chicago GSB to attend, although the program content is at the MBA level. Guests are welcome! The courtesy of a pre-registration is appreciated. Questions
Vern Broders Event DetailsWhat are the key trends that are affecting our national and global economy now? What is the outlook for energy prices, international trade, and inflation? What are the risks, particularly in the housing sector and the auto industry? Speaker ProfilesWilliam A. Strauss William A. Strauss is a senior economist and economic advisor in the economic research department at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, which he joined in 1982. His chief responsibilities include analyzing the current performance of both the Midwest economy and the manufacturing sector for use in monetary policy. He also produces the monthly Chicago Fed Midwest Manufacturing Index, organizes the Bank's Economic Outlook Symposium and its Auto Outlook Symposium. He also conducts several economic workshops and industrial roundtables throughout the year. He has taught economics and statistics as an adjunct faculty member both for Loyola University and Webster University in Chicago. He currently teaches at the University of Chicago, Graham School of General Studies. His research paper topics include analysis of the manufacturing sector, the auto sector, the Midwest regional economy, the trade-weighted dollar, business cycles, and Federal Reserve payments operations. He has been quoted in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, the Chicago Tribune, the Chicago Sun Times, Crain's Chicago Business, Business Week, Investor's Daily, The Economist and many other publications from around the country. Mr. Strauss has also been interviewed on numerous television and radio shows. He is a past president of the Chicago Association of Business Economists and currently serves as a member of the Advisory Council for the University of Illinois at Chicago's Center for Economic Education. Mr. Strauss earned a B.A. in economics and geography from the State University of New York at Buffalo and an M.A. in economics from Northwestern University. |
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