Regional/Utility Roundtable Event
Upcoming Events
"Housing in Real Time”
Thursday, July 24
1:30 PM Eastern
Speakers:
Robert Kleinhenz, California Association of Realtors (Slideshow)
Sean Snaith, University of Central Florida (Slideshow)
Sara Johnson, Global Insight (Slideshow)
Ann Dunbar, Bureau of Economic Analysis, will moderate
The housing situation continues to dominate the economic outlook. This teleconference will present the views of experts on the current housing situation and its outlook.
Robert Kleinhenz, Deputy Chief Economist for the California Association of Realtors, will give his assessment of the California housing market and its outlook.
Sean Snaith, Director of the Institute for Economic Competitiveness at the University of Central Florida, will give his assessment of the Florida housing market and its outlook.
Sara Johnson of Global Insight will give the outlook for the U.S. housing market.
Robert Kleinhenz
California Association of Realtors
Robert Kleinhenz is the Deputy Chief Economist for the California Association of REALTORS, a statewide trade organization of real estate professionals with nearly 200,000 members. Robert manages C.A.R.’s research and economics department, which gathers and publishes information on the California housing market, and conducts survey research of consumers and C.A.R. members.
Dr. Kleinhenz holds a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan, a Master’s degree and a Doctorate from the University of Southern California, all in Economics. His field is Urban and Regional Economics with a specialization in Land Use and Transportation Analysis. Prior to working at C.A.R, he taught Economics for over 15 years, most recently at California State University, Fullerton. He has spoken to local, state, and national audiences and is a frequent contributor to media coverage on the housing market and economy.
Dr. Kleinhenz is a member of NABE, a member of the NABE Regional Utility Roundtable, and the 2007-2008 President of the Los Angeles chapter of NABE.
Sean Snaith
University of Central Florida
Sean Snaith, Ph.D., is the Director of the Institute for Economic Competitiveness within the College of Business Administration at the University of Central Florida and is a widely recognized economist in the field of business and economic forecasting.
As an award-winning forecaster, researcher, and professor, Snaith is always interested in the application of academic expertise to the solution of real world problems. Snaith has served as a consultant for a client list ranging from local and regional municipalities to multi-national corporations, including Compaq, Dell and IBM. Snaith has held teaching positions at Pennsylvania State University, American University in Cairo, University of North Dakota and University of the Pacific.
Snaith frequently appears in national and regional media and is sought after as a speaker. Renowned for his engaging presentations, one business editor wrote, “Snaith (has) an uncanny knack of making economics not only understandable but interesting.”
Sara Johnson
Global Insight
Sara Johnson is Managing Director of Global Macroeconomics with Global Insight, Inc. In this role, she helps Global Insight’s clients assess worldwide business and financial opportunities and risks. Global Insight provides economic forecasts and analyses of 204 countries as well as research studies of critical economic issues. She was previously North American Research Director and Chief Regional Economist with Standard & Poor’s DRI, a predecessor of Global Insight. As research director, she managed the U.S. Macro, U.S. Regional, U.S. Industry, Cost Forecasting, and Canadian services and served on Standard & Poor’s five-member Economic Council.
Ms. Johnson holds a B.A. degree in economics and mathematics from Wellesley College and an M.A. in economics from Harvard University with concentrations in finance and macroeconomic theory.
From 1991 to 2001, Ms. Johnson served on the Governor’s Economic Council, advising three Massachusetts governors on public policy and economic development and chairing the Governor's Task Force on Tax Policy and Capital Formation through 1999.
Ms. Johnson is a director of the National Association for Business Economics and a member of The Boston Economic Club and American Economic Association.
Past Events
Thursday, October 11, 2007
1:30-2:30 PM EDT
"Introducing New Measures of the Metropolitan Economy: BEA’s Prototype Estimates of GDP by Metropolitan Area"
Speakers:
Chair, NABE Regional/Utility Roundtable:
Ann Dunbar, Senior Economist, Regional Economic Measurement Division, BEA
Moderator:
John R. Kort, Chief, Regional Economic Analysis Division, BEA
Key Speaker:
Sharon D. Panek, Section Chief, Regional Economic Analysis Division, BEA
Discussants:
Ken Poole, Executive Director, Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER)
Howard Wial, Regional Economist, The Brookings Institution
Biographies
John R. Kort has been Chief, Regional Economic Analysis Division, Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), U.S. Department of Commerce for the last 16 years. He received his Bachelor's degree in economics from Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 1974, a Master's degree in statistics from the University of Tennessee in 1977, and a Ph.D. in regional economics, also from the University of Tennessee in 1979. John has been with BEA for over 28 years, and has published extensively in professional economic journals, has written and contributed to a number of books on regional econometric and input-output modeling, and has a long list of articles in periodicals on various regional economic analysis topics. He has twice been the recipient of the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bronze Medal Award for outstanding professional employees and also received Indiana University of Pennsylvania's outstanding alumni award. John is on the Editorial board of several regional economic journals and referees for about ten professional journals. He is past president of the Southern Regional Science Association., and recently was awarded the David E. Boyce Award for Exceptional Service to Regional Science by the North American Regional Science Council.
Sharon D. Panek is the chief of the Gross Domestic Product by State Services section of BEA’s Regional Economic Analysis Division. Sharon holds a B.A. in economics and a B.S. in business administration with a concentration in finance and a M.A. in economics from Virginia Tech. As an economist for the last sixteen years, Sharon has researched and consulted on a variety of regional economic issues and held positions in both the private and public sectors. Sharon came to the BEA in 2000 after many years as an economic consultant and as a researcher at The Brookings Institution. She is responsible for estimating the capital charges component of gross operating surplus for all of the services-producing industries that require special methodology, as well of those utilizing the general estimation approach. In addition, Sharon computes the WALD adjustments and estimates value added for mining industries. She has also written several articles on GDP by state for the Survey of Current Business and has been acknowledged for her research in many other publications. Sharon Panek recently earned BEA’s Bronze Medal for extending the SIC-based GDP by state estimates back to 1963. Currently, she is overseeing the research and development of gross domestic product by metropolitan area.
Kenneth E. Poole directs a national nonprofit membership organization (C2ER) serving economic and community development researchers in communities, states, academia, and the private sector. In his capacity of Executive Director, Dr. Poole oversees all program development activities of the organization including the production of the organization’s newsletter, annual conference, web site, and publications. Dr. Poole has managed economic development research, analysis, and technical assistance efforts for 21 years. Before joining C2ER, he served as the Director of Domestic Economic Development for NASDA, where he provided technical assistance and research support to state and local economic development professionals. Dr. Poole holds a Ph.D. in Regional Development Policy from George Mason University, a Masters in Public Administration (MPA) from The American University, and a B.A. in Political Science and Psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Howard Wial is an economist in the Brookings Institution’s Metropolitan Policy Program. He has published in academic journals and books on such topics as the role of social networks in job mobility, trends in job stability in the U.S., and service sector employment, and is a co-author of The Implications of Service Offshoring for Metropolitan Economies and New Rules for a New Economy: Employment and Opportunity in Postindustrial America (Cornell University ILR Press). Dr. Wial has taught at Swarthmore, Brandeis, Carleton, Brown, and Penn State; served as an economist and policy analyst with the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Technology Assessment, and General Accounting Office; and directed research for nonprofit public policy analysis and consulting organizations. He holds a Ph.D. in economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a J.D. from Yale Law School.
Previous Teleconferences
Thursday, June 14, 2007
2 PM - 3 PM EDT
“Pain at the Pump: How High Could Gasoline Prices Go in 2007?”
Speaker:
Dr. Howard K. Gruenspecht, Deputy Administrator, Energy Information Administration
Dr. John C. Felmy, Chief Economist, American Petroleum Institute
Dr. Richard A. Brown,
Chief Economist,
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, moderator
Tight gasoline inventories, off-line refineries and steadily rising demand are combining to push summer 2007 U.S. gasoline prices to record highs in both nominal and real terms. This teleconference, sponsored by the NABE Regional-Utility Roundtable, will explore the reasons behind the recent surge in gas prices and the outlook for the remainder of 2007.
John Felmy's slides (PPT) (PDF)
This teleconference is a free NABE podcast which you can download here or from an iTunes subscription.
“Automotive Supply Chain Impact--Regional and National”
Tuesday, March 6, 2007
Speaker:
Brett Vassey, President and CEO, Virginia Manufacturers Association
Jacqueline Hudson, Economist, Virginia Employment Commission, moderator
Automotive Supply Chain Impact Presentation (PDF - NABE members only)
Registration
This teleconference is available for download as a free NABE podcast.
The Virginia Manufacturers Association (VMA) is the only statewide association that is exclusively dedicated to the shared vision of manufacturers and their allies. The VMA’s vision is to develop constructive policies and activities on behalf of industry by serving as an advocate for legislative, regulatory, taxation, environmental, workplace, business law, insurance, and technology issues, and as an aggregator of business services. The VMA also serves as its Members' primary resource for consultative services and programs which they require to remain highly competitive, technology-intensive and efficient organizations. Brett Vassey is the sixth President & CEO of the VMA, with a membership that employs over 119,000 Virginians in 19 different industries, which has been in continuous operation since 1922. Brett Vassey was also elected President of the newly formed Virginia Industry Foundation which is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit research and education foundation formed in 2006.
The VMA supports the Virginia Industry Foundation, nine member committees, an affiliate organization - VMA Outreach, a political action committee (VMAPAC), a magazine, three industry web portals, a statewide industry conference and seminar series, and over 15 different programs and services including the Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence in Manufacturing, Virginia Manufacturing Appreciation Week, the Virginia Shingo Prize and the Virginia Industrial Strength Leadership Award.
Mr. Vassey serves on numerous Federal, State and Local Boards and Councils: the National Association of Manufacturers’ National Industrial Council, the National Council for Advanced Manufacturing’s Leadership Council, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Virginia District Export Council, the Virginia Manufacturing Development Commission, the Virginia Coastal Energy Research Consortium Board, the Virginia Workforce Council, the Attorney General’s Regulatory Task Force, the Virginia Manufacturing Advisory Council, the Virginia Electronic Commerce Technology Center Board and the Virginia Industry Foundation Board. He has also served on the Governor’s Workforce Development Strategic Plan Steering Committee, the Virginia Public Access Project Board, U.S. Senate Productivity and Quality Award Board, Greater Richmond Chamber’s Workforce One Leadership Council, the Manufacturing Education Consortium, the Virginia Tobacco Indemnification and Community Revitalization Commission’s Grant Panel, the Southside Community College’s Heavy Equipment School Advisory Committee, as Chairman of Business Retention and Expansion International’s (BREI) Marketing and Membership Committee and as a member of the Virginia Economic Developers Association’s Education Committee. Vassey is a member of the National Association of Manufacturers, the National Council for Advanced Manufacturing and the Conference of State Manufacturers Associations. Mr. Vassey was recently selected for the National Register’s Who’s Who in Executives and Professionals – 2006-2007 edition.
Prior to the VMA, Vassey was the Business Services Manager for the Virginia Department of Business Assistance (DBA), the Commonwealth’s agency dedicated to existing business development. DBA provided workforce development resources, financing, small business counseling and manufacturing consulting services to more than 6,000 businesses a year. Mr. Vassey also spent several years with the Virginia Economic Development Partnership, managing their International Information Center that provided international commerce consulting services to over 1,000 businesses and development organizations annually. He has also worked in local economic development, consulting and College administration in Kansas and Missouri.
Mr. Vassey has a Master of Public Administration from Virginia Tech’s Center for Public Administration and Policy, rated one of the top ten programs in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. His area of study and expertise is management and public authorities in economic development. He graduated in the top 10% of his class and is a member of the National Honor Society for Public Affairs and Administration - Pi Alpha Alpha. Vassey received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Kansas. Vassey is a Certified Master Consultant and a Certified Business Retention and Expansion Report Writer from BREI and the University of Minnesota’s International Center for Business Retention and Expansion. He is a member of the Founders’ Cohort for the Workforce Development Academy at UVa.
Vassey is married and his wife is an executive with a legal publisher. They have one child and live in Chesterfield County, Virginia.
“The Housing and Mortgage Market Outlook: Soft Landing or Hard Fall?"
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
11:00 AM Eastern
This teleconference is available as a free podcast.
Speaker: Frank Nothaft, Chief Economist, Freddie Mac
The Housing and Mortgage Market Outlook: Soft Landing or Hard Fall? (PPT Slides) (PDF)
Frank E. Nothaft was appointed to the position of chief economist in December 2001 and vice president in March 2004. In this position, Nothaft is responsible for primary and secondary mortgage market analysis and research, macroeconomic analysis and forecasting. Nothaft is also involved in the analysis of affordable lending activities and policy issues affecting the housing industry.
Prior to being named chief economist, Nothaft served as deputy chief economist for Freddie Mac from 1988, and as a senior economist from November 1986. Nothaft was an economist with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System from 1983 until 1986, where he served in the mortgage and consumer finance section and as the assistant to Governor Henry C. Wallich.
A widely quoted expert on housing and economic issues, Nothaft makes frequent guest appearances in both local and national media outlets.
Nothaft holds a Ph.D. in economics from Columbia University and a B.A. cum laude in mathematics and computer science from New York University. Nothaft serves on the Board of Directors of the American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association and the Financial Management Association.
Freddie Mac is a stockholder-owned corporation established by Congress in 1970 to increase the availability of mortgage money in support of home ownership and rental housing. Over the years, Freddie Mac has helped finance one in six American homes.
“Climate Change: an Economic View”
Teleconference sponsored by the NABE Corporate Planning, Manufacturing, and Regional Utility Roundtables
Tuesday, April 18, 2006
11 AM EDT
Speaker:
Bob Shackleton, Congressional Budget Office
Lloyd Nace, Chair, Manufacturing Roundtable will moderate.
Learn about the basic climate science and the historical and projected climate change along with the uncertainties with respect to that change. Hear about the economics of climate change: stock externalities, discounting, distribution of costs, and mitigation (quantity, price, and technology).
Bob Shackleton has served as a senior analyst in the Macroeconomic Analysis
Division at the Congressional Budget Office since 1999, working on climate
change, global demographics, retirement preparation, and international
remittances. From 1991 to 1999 he worked on climate issues at the
Environmental Protection Agency. He received his B.A. in Economics and
Political Science from Yale College and his M.A. and Ph.D. in Economics from
the University of Maryland at College Park.
This is a free NABE podcast. Download it from the Podcasts page
Previous Teleconferences
The Regional Utility Roundtable co-sponsored a teleconference with the Philadelphia Council for Business Economics. The teleconference was part of a luncheon meeting of the PCBE at FRB of Philadelphia on September 1.
Speakers:
Patrick Lawler, Chief Economist of OFHEO
Steven Berman, Section Chief
of Census House Pricing
Lawrence Yun, Director of
Forecasting, NAR
For background information, read this Merril Lynch commentary "Housing: If Not a Bubble, Then an Oversized Sud" (PDF, 656 K)