Confronting Economic Uncertainty
November 21, 2008
University Faculty Conference

The U.S. economy is confronted with numerous challenges. Unknowns in financial markets abound, requiring creative solutions. Matters related to regulation, health care and energy lead to many unanswered questions, while discussions of tax policy rarely move beyond entrenched positions.

“Confronting Economic Uncertainty,” a conference hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, addressed these questions in presentations designed to further understanding and inform the public discourse.

Date

• Friday, November 21, 2008
  8 a.m.–4 p.m.

More Information

• Elizabeth Waddle
  Economic Education
  214-922-5276 or 800-333-4460, ext. 25276
  elizabeth.waddle@dal.frb.org

Agenda

8:00 a.m.		Continental Breakfast
8:25 a.m.		Welcome Sherry Kiser Director, Economic Education
8:30 a.m.		Central Banking in 2008: Guiding the Economy and Financial System While Managing Moral Hazard Harvey Rosenblum Executive Vice President and Director of Research
9:30 a.m.		Reopening America’s Financial Arteries: Addressing the Recent Financial Crisis John Duca Vice President and Senior Policy Advisor
10:30 a.m.		Break
10:45 a.m.		Making Bank Regulation Work Jeffery Gunther Assistant Vice President and Senior Economist
11:30 a.m.		Fiscal Outlook Jason Saving Senior Economist
12:15 p.m		Lunch
		The Peacekeeping Economy: Using Economic Relationships to Build a More Peaceful, Prosperous and Secure World Lloyd J. Dumas Professor University of Texas at Dallas
1:45 p.m.		What’s Driving Energy Prices? Mine Yücel Vice President and Senior Economist
2:45 p.m.		Changes in Health Care Financing over the Next Four Years Charles E. Haley, MD, MS, FACP Medicare Medical Director TrailBlazer Health Enterprises, LLC
3:45 p.m.		Closing Remarks and Adjourn