Annual Economic Outlook Conference
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 seventeenth annual conference will be Friday, January 11, 2008, at the Sheraton Burlington Hotel & Conference Center. Download a 2008 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.
Below is our program for the January 2008 conference.
Recent Speakers
Mathew J. Slaughter, Professor of International Economics, Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth
Michael Cox, Author of the Myths of Rich & Poor
Cathy E. Minehan, 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
Good Times? Bad Times? The Uncertain Outlook for 2008
2008 Conference Program
Sheraton Burlington Hotel & Conference Center
Friday, January 11, 2008
Opening Remarks
Governor James Douglas
Economic Outlook for the U.S. and the Region
Mark Zandi
Chief Economist, Moody’s Economy.com
Myths of the Middle Class
Steven J. Rose
Rose Economic Consulting
Vermont’s Job Growth in 2008
Richard Heaps
Vermont Economy Newsletter
The Economic Outlook: A View from the Fed
Eric S. Rosengren
President: Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Annual Registration
You are interested in attending this event, then you should register with our website and confirm your presence. Your presence at this as well as at future events could just as well teach you more about all the things you need to know about creating a successful business. Our door is open to you in case that you want to attend, and those who would like to be speakers at our future events should as well keep an eye on our webpage where we will announce a call for speakers.
This and similar events will be hosted in the future, so make sure that you register in advance, especially since we offer early bird fees that will help you save money.