The Conference

Each January the Vermont Economy Newsletter hosts a conference of area economists, policymakers, business people, and interested Vermonters. The conference speakers present their outlook for the national, regional, and Vermont economies. Our twentieth annual conference will be Friday, January 14, 2011 at the Sheraton Burlington Hotel & Conference Center.

Our nineteenth conference was Friday, January 8, 2010. Below is the program.

Download a 2010 conference brochure now (in adobe PDF format), or to receive a conference brochure via U.S. Mail write to the address at the bottom of this page.

Recent Speakers

Jonathan Rauch, National Journal seniorwriter.

W. Michael Cox, Author of the Myths of Rich & Poor

Eric S. Rosengren, President, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.

Virginia Postrel, Author of The Future and Its Enemies.

Robert J. Samuelson, Economics Columnist, Newsweek.

Mark Zandi, Chief Economist and Co-Founder, Economy.Com

After the Recession:
What is the New Normal?

2010 Conference Program
Sheraton Burlington Hotel & Conference Center
Friday, January 8, 2010
 

Opening Remarks
Governor James Douglas
 

Economic Outlook for the U.S. and the Region
Gus Faucher
Director of Macroeconomics, Moody's Economy.com
 

What Kind of Recovery? Vermont's Economy in 2010
Dick Heaps
Vermont Economy Newsletter
 

The New Growth Paradigm?
Art Woolf
Vermont Economy Newsletter
 

Why is it so Hard to Fix Health Care (and Everything Else)? Insights into Public Policy
Charles Wheelan
Yahoo! Economics Columnist and Public Policy Professor
at the University of Chicago