EUGENE, Ore. — (Oct. 1, 2013) — Is Oregon's economy on the verge of accelerating the snail's pace of the last four years of recovery from the Great Recession?
Oregon's economy and lessons about the role of fiscal and monetary policy in helping to "normalize" the US economy will be the focus on Thursday, Oct. 24, when economists and business leaders gather in Portland for the 2013 Oregon Economic Forum. The forum's 10th anniversary also will provide an overview of the changing Chinese economy and the implications for Oregon businesses seeking international expansion.
The Oregon Economic Forum — an initiative of the University of Oregon College of Arts and Sciences and Department of Economics — will run from 7 to 11:30 a.m. in the Kridel Grand Ballroom of the Portland Art Museum, 1219 S.W. Park Ave. Sponsors are KeyBank, the Portland Business Journal, Port of Portland, Colliers International and Portland Business Alliance.
Keynote speaker will be Brad DeLong, professor of economics at the University of California, Berkeley, whose address will begin at 10:45 a.m. DeLong, who served in the Clinton administration as deputy assistant secretary for the U.S. Treasury, is an expert on business cycle dynamics during economic growth, behavioral finance, political economics, economic history and international finance.
Doors open at 7 a.m. with breakfast. Introductory remarks begin at 7:45. At 8 a.m., UO economist Tim Duy, who produces state and regional economic indexes that are followed closely by business leaders, policymakers and news media, will provide a snapshot the past year and where the state economy may be going.
Josh Lehner of the Oregon Office of Economic Analysis and UO economics professor Jeremy Piger will follow Duy with additional insights and projections for the Oregon economy.
Economic developments in China will be the topic for Jim Mullinax, who served from 2010 to 2013 as the Political and Economic Section Chief of the U.S. Consulate General in Shanghai. In that role, he has directed work on such issues as macroeconomic and financial policies, intellectual property protection, investment and market access, human rights and civil society development.
The deadline for advanced registration is Thursday, Oct. 17. Online registration is available at the 20113 Oregon Economic Forum's website.
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Source: Tim Duy, UO professor of practice and senior director, Oregon Economic Forum, 541-346-4660, duy@uoregon.edu
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