Economic Outlook Conference
Tuesday, November 28, 2017
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
The U.S. Economy and Monetary Policy presented by:
Dr. Daniel Cooper,
Senior Economist, and Policy Advisor, Research Department
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Keynote Speaker: Stephen G. Cecchetti, Rosen Family Chair in International Finance,
Brandeis International Business School
8:30 – 9:00
Registration
9:00-1:30 Program
PRESIDENT'S REMARKS and U.S. OUTLOOK
John Ballantine, MSF Director, Senior Lecturer
Brandeis International Business School, and NEEP President
10:00-11:30
NEW ENGLAND ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
Regional Overview
Alan Clayton-Matthews presenting for:
Ross Gittell, Chancellor, Community College System of New Hampshire,
and NEEP Vice President
Massachusetts
Alan Clayton-Matthews, Associate Professor of Public Policy,
Northeastern University, and NEEP Director
Maine
Ryan Wallace, Director, Maine Center for Business and Economic Research,
University of Southern Maine
Charles Colgan, Professor Emeritus of Public Policy and Planning, Muskie School of Public
Service, University of Southern Maine
Connecticut
Peter Gunther, Conn. Center for Economic Analysis, University of Connecticut
Fred Carstensen, Director, Conn. Center for Economic Analysis
Vermont
Jeff Carr, President and Economist, Economic and Policy Resources, Inc,
and NEEP Director
New Hampshire
Greg Bird, Economist, New Hampshire Center for Public Policy Studies
Rhode Island
Quingbin Wang, Assistant Professor, Johnson & Wales University
THE U.S. ECONOMY AND MONETARY POLICY
DR. DANIEL COOPER, SENIOR ECONOMIST AND POLICY ADVISOR,
RESEARCH DEPARTMENT - FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF BOSTON
12:00 LUNCHEON
12:30
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: STEPHEN G. CECCHETTI
ROSEN FAMILY CHAIR IN INTERNATIONAL FINANCE,
BRANDEIS INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL
Schedule subject to change.