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‘Explaining American Trade Deficits: The Unidirectionality Error’ – Kenneth Austin, US Department of Treasury (Retired)

Chinatown Garden Restaurant 618 H St NW, Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Ken Austin is a recently retired Treasury Department economist. On his own time, he has written several articles about one of the most consequent and controversial subjects in economics: Global Trade Imbalances. The most recent article, American trade deficits and the unidirectionality error (free download, found here), explains why a simple but egregious cascade of […]

Free – $35.00

‘Recession Fears in an Election Year’ – Gregory Daco, Chief U.S. Economist, Oxford Economics

Chinatown Garden Restaurant 618 H St NW, Washington, District of Columbia, United States

PLEASE NOTE EVENT DATE CHANGE! Originally planned for Thursday, January 23rd, this event is now scheduled for TUESDAY, JANUARY 21st. Recession fears have resurfaced. The combination of weaker global growth, rising trade tensions, lingering policy uncertainty and subdued corporate profitability will continue to act as a powerful brake on business investment in coming quarters, while […]

Free – $35.00

‘Retail Sector Update’ – Katherine Cullen, Senior Director, Industry and Consumer Insights, National Retail Federation

Chinatown Garden Restaurant 618 H St NW, Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Katherine Cullen is senior director of industry and consumer insights for the National Retail Federation’s research team. In this capacity, she leads NRF’s research on consumer spending and emerging retail trends and develops new research initiatives and partnerships. Prior to joining NRF, Cullen worked in customer strategy and intelligence at Macy’s Inc., where she developed […]

Free – $35.00

NEC Happy Hour

Capitol City Brewing Company 1100 New York Ave NW, Washington, District of Columbia, United States

The NEC is happy to host its first Happy Hour of 2020! Join us at Capitol City Brewing Company for appetizers and a cash bar with happy hour pricing. Guests and non-members are welcome! Note:  Registration is open through Tuesday, 02-04-20, at 4pm, but walk-ins are welcome Closest metro: Metro Center Credit Card payment is non refundable […]

$10.00 – $15.00

“The Lamppost Theory of Economic Policy” – Alan Blinder, Gordon S. Rentschler Memorial Professor of Economics and Public Affairs, Princeton University

Chinatown Garden Restaurant 618 H St NW, Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Politicians’ decisions on economic policy often deviate markedly from what economists recommend. All policy-oriented economists know this. What is less well-appreciated (among economists) is that the politicians sometimes have it right. Alan S. Blinder has been on the Princeton faculty since 1971, taking time off from January 1993 through January 1996 for service in the […]

$20.00

36th NABE Economic Policy Conference

Capital Hilton 1001 16th St NW, Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Special Offer only for NEC Members: Early-Bird rates to the conference have been extended for NEC members through February 14! Contact NEC for the discount code. Arranged around the theme of “2020 Vision: Examining Policy Prescriptions in an Election Year,” sessions will explore competing visions and strategies for achieving the dual goals of economic growth and domestic […]

NEC with Eric Parrado, Chief Economist and General Manager of the Research Department, Inter-American Development Bank

Inter-American Development Bank 1300 New York Ave NW, Washington, DC, United States

*THIS EVENT WILL BE HELD AT THE INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK* Eric Parrado Herrera is Chief Economist and General Manager of the Research Department of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) since March 2019. Before joining the IDB, he was a professor of economics and finance at the ESE Business School of the Universidad de los Andes […]

$10.00 – $35.00

NEC Webinar: US Manufacturing: Crisis and Beyond – Cliff Waldman, Kristin Dziczek, and Don Leavens

In this NEC webinar, Cliff Waldman of New World Economics, Kristin Dziczek of the Center for Automotive Research and Don Leavens of the National Electrical Manufacturers Association will discuss the impacts of the global coronavirus pandemic on US manufacturing. Panelists will discuss the hit to total manufacturing growth and the growth of key manufacturing subsectors […]

Free

Webinar: ‘Small Business and COVID-19: Update on Sector Performance and Economic Mitigation Policies’ – Michael Chow, National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)

Small businesses have experienced a historic negative impact due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Besides the shock to consumers’ willingness to patron businesses due to fear of contagion, state-level shutdowns have taken a tremendous toll on the nation’s smallest firms. With deep and acute drops in revenue, small employers have been forced to resort to layoffs […]

Webinar: ‘COVID-19 and the Global Recession’ – Robert Wescott, Keybridge Research

Join the NEC and Robert Wescott of Keybridge for a webinar presentation on COVID-19 and the global recession. Robert F. Wescott is Founder and President of Keybridge, a 26-person economic research firm in Washington, DC, that has served global financial institutions, Fortune 500 companies, and government agencies since 2001. Dr. Wescott has 35 years of […]

Free