Fwd: FW: The Houston Economics Club
Mario Garza
Check out this event hosted by the Dallas Fed on Nov.9! It will be in Houston and include dinner.
"Where Will Your Students Find Jobs? Examining Regional Differences in Economic Performance"
While it has not been immune to the fallout from the financial crisis, Texas has performed better than most states. And although the relative strength in Texas has gotten a lot of attention recently, it is well known that regions often perform differently. Sunbelt states have experienced faster job growth for several decades. Also, in the 1980s in particular, there was a large variation of economic performance across states. This period, known as the decade of the rolling recessions, began with declines in the Farm Belt, followed by declines in the Energy Belt and the Rust (manufacturing) Belt, and finally, due to reductions in defense spending, a decline in the Gun Belt. Various academics have studied the question of why states have differed in both the short and long terms. This literature gives important evidence on factors currently affecting growth across the states.
In his presentation,
Keith Phillips, senior economist and policy advisor, will address the
variances and convergences of economic performance across the United
States. He will draw upon research that looks at both cyclical and
long-term factors. As specific examples, he will highlight recent
differences in the economic performances of Texas and California. He
will also examine why cities can be so disparate by comparing Chicago
and Detroit.
Check out the message below for more details.
Mario Garza
From: Jonathan Meer <jm...@econmail.tamu.edu>
Date: Wed, Oct 19, 2011 at 9:52 PM
Subject: FW: The Houston Economics Club
To: mariog...@gmail.com
Could you please pass this on to the Economics Society?
-----Original Message-----
From: Terry...@frostinvestmentadvisors.com
[mailto:Terry...@frostinvestmentadvisors.com]
Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2011 2:24 PM
To: Jonathan Meer
Subject: RE: The Houston Economics Club
Dr. Meer:
This is an announcement from one of my committee members and I wanted to let
you know about it early so that you can pass it on to your students.
Some students may have an interest and we could discuss it further at our
meeting.
Terry Frank
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Wanted to let the group know about an event we have coming up on November
9th. It is primarily geared to educators but the topic may be interesting to
college students. You can find additional information at the Dallas Fed
website.
http://dallasfed.org/educate/events/2011/11evening.cfm
The presentation on Economic Regional Performance will be given by Senior
Economist Keith Phillips from the Eleventh District. Please feel free to
share this with members of the Economics Club at UH. Hope some of the
college students can join us.
Take care,
Susan Kizer
Economic Education Program Coordinator
Houston Branch
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
1801 Allen Parkway
Houston, Texas 77019
713-483-3667
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Mario Garza
Chief Operating Officer,
62nd Memorial Student Center
President TAMU Economics Society
mariog...@gmail.com
817-733-3239