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, […]
‘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, […]
‘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 […]
‘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 StatesPLEASE 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, […]
‘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 StatesKatherine 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 […]
NEC Happy Hour
Capitol City Brewing Company 1100 New York Ave NW, Washington, District of Columbia, United StatesThe 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 […]
“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 StatesPoliticians’ 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 […]