50th Annual Meeting Will Focus on Global Forces

Unlike 50 years ago when NABE’s founding members held their first annual meeting, today’s economic climate demands a global focus and that is what the 2008 Annual Meeting’s organizers have in store with headliner speakers and other prominent economists confirmed for Oct. 4-7 in Washington, D.C. More

Varvares, Reaser Seek Top Offices for 2008-2009

Chris Varvares, president of Macroeconomic Advisers LLC, has been nominated for president of NABE.  Lynn Reaser, chief economist of Bank of America’s Investment Strategies Group, has been nominated for vice president. In addition, seven candidates are running for four seats on the Board of Directors. More

Landefeld Describes Cuts in BEA Data as Budget Is Trimmed

In response to significant funding reductions, Steve Landefeld, director of the Bureau of Economic Analysis, announces a series of cutbacks in economic data programs. More

From the Start, NABE Surveys Track Economy, Salaries

Confirming initiatives taken by NABE’s founders, today’s members value the organization’s many surveys, including the upcoming salary survey and widely watched economic, industry, and policy projections. More

Enthusiastic Students Find Value in NABE/Fed Program

Chicago area high school students and their counterparts in four other cities give high marks to this year’s high school economics clubs sponsored by NABE and Federal Reserve district bank and branches. More

Terrin Griffths Distills Data for California, Nevada Credit Unions

When the housing crisis and credit crunch hit hard in 2007, NABE member Terrin Mendivil Griffiths knew her task of explaining the fast-evolving situation would be a daunting one. More

Summaries of Articles in April Business Economics

Papers cover a wide range of topics including behavioral economics, depoliticizing monetary policy, the manufacturing investment puzzle, inflation and expectations, the natural rate of unemployment, and more. More

Data Points: New Resources from Around the Agencies

Find new resources in this roundup of recently released reports, including details on the first updates since 1944 to the personal consumption expenditures classification system, daily exchange rate data, and more. More

Welcome Aboard, New Members

Meet four of NABE’s newest members: Jared Franz, Roberto Guerra, Hui Jiang, and Arne Pohlman. More

President’s Letter

Ellen Hughes-Cromwick describes her participation in NABE’s first seminars in China and tells of plans to start chapters in Beijing and Shanghai. More

Windows on the Web

NABE Webmaster Bruce Kratofil urges data users to explore WikiProject Economics, Squidoo and other new ways to share files. More

News Briefs

Call for recollections to share for 50th anniversary project,  “Econometrics” seminar set for August in Boston, teleconferences scheduled, Get Connected grows, and more. More

Member News

Keep up to date with fellow NABE members. More

Chapter News

With spring comes the awarding of special honors and scholarships by many chapters across the country. More

Calendar

Keep up to date on all NABE events. More