Annual Meeting in San Francisco To Focus on Global Linkages

Key policymakers and prominent private analysts will focus on global linkages that play a critical role in the U.S. economy at NABE’s 49th annual meeting in San Francisco on Sept. 9-11. More

Hughes-Cromwick, Varvares Nominated to Head Slate

Ellen Hughes-Cromwick, NABE vice president and chief economist of Ford Motor Company, has been nominated for NABE president. Chris Varvares, president of Macroeconomic Advisers LLC, has been nominated for vice president. More

Seminar Earns High Marks in West Coast Debut

NABE’s 2007 Professional Development Seminar wins high appraisal ratings in its West Coast debut, April 22-24, in San Diego. More

NABE/Fed High School Clubs Plan To Expand This Fall

Drawing on achievements of its first two years, the NABE partnership with Federal Reserve district banks and branches plans to expand this fall with the establishment of new high school economics clubs in several cities across the country.  More

Englund Crunches Data in Real Time for Market Clients

Within seconds of the government releasing reports on inflation or employment, NABE member Michael Englund pours through the fresh statistics to meet his deadline for providing real-time analysis for Action Economics, firm he founded. More

9/ll Video on NABE, AUBER Members Wins Emmy

When then high school junior Shari Drury, daughter of NABE member Michael Drury, began to plan how she would script and film her documentary, she never dreamed it would earn her a national student Emmy award. More

Summary of Articles in Business Economics, April 2007

Papers cover broad range of topics including housing and consumer spending, the propensity to sue, and consumer-driven health care. More

Welcome Aboard, New Members

Meet three of NABE’s newest members: Antonina Antonova, and Ian Stringer. More

President’s Letter

Carl Tannenbaum sorts through costs and potential income related to higher education—speaking as both an economist and a parent. More

Windows on the Web

NABE Webmaster Bruce Kratofil offers a tour through the “aisles” where economists can shop for podcasts from a growing number of sources. More

Forecast Aggregation Experiments Generate Jobs, GDP Predictions

Between April 17 and June 1, the NABE Foundation sponsored five forecast aggregation experiments: two forecasting the monthly employment numbers, two the monthly consumer price index figures, and one the quarterly gross domestic product. More

News Briefs

Roundtable teleconferences coming up on gasoline prices and the steel industry; econometric seminars scheduled, and more news items. More

Member News

Keep up to date with fellow NABE members. More