NEC Members Holiday Reception at the British Embassy
British Embassy 3100 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, District of Columbia, United StatesThe British Embassy Economics Team and the National Economists Club request the pleasure of your company at a reception to mark the 2019 Festive Season, on Wednesday, December 11, 2019, from 5:30pm to 8pm in the British Embassy Rotunda. Come enjoy British beer, wine and well drinks, all served by the Embassy resident Economists! In […]
‘Sustainable Morality’ – Hester Peirce, Commissioner, US Securities & Exchange Commission
Chinatown Garden Restaurant 618 H St NW, Washington, District of Columbia, United StatesHester M. Peirce was appointed by President Donald J. Trump to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and was sworn in on January 11, 2018. Prior to joining the SEC, Commissioner Peirce conducted research on the regulation of financial markets at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. She was a Senior Counsel on the […]
‘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 StatesKen 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 […]