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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 […]

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 […]

*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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

The Webinar Link for this event has been emailed to registrants. Email manager@national-economists.org if you did not receive it. Airlines for America (A4A) Vice President and Chief Economist John Heimlich will join us to discuss the industry’s trajectory before and after the onset of COVID-19. He will review the implications of CARES Act disaster relief, […]

John Newton, Chief Economist for the American Farm Bureau Federation, will be joining us to discuss the US Farm Industry and impacts related to COVID-19. Dr. Newton is the Chief Economist for American Farm Bureau Federation, the largest organization of independent farmers in the United States. In this role, Dr. Newton is responsible for the […]

The coronavirus pandemic has fostered uncertainty over the course of the US and global economy, making the job of the business economist more challenging. But the world has faced this before, most notably during the 1918-19 influenza epidemic when war, death, famine and pestilence all came together. At that time, a much worse virus infected […]

Please join us for NEC’s first ever virtual happy hour, Thursday, June 4, 5-6pm EST!Re-connect and catch-up with your fellow NEC members. We’ll start a conversation on how re-openings are going across various state and local economies and see where that takes us. Hope to see you there! This event is FREE and open to […]