Traversing a Rough Terrain: The U.S. Economy
A Two-Day Conference for High School Educators
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
June 9–10, 2009

The U.S. economy faces challenges on many fronts. Questions abound. What is the outlook for economic recovery and employment? Are prices stable? How have financial institutions and markets changed and how will they continue to change? What can we learn from the past? How will fiscal and monetary policy be implemented to strengthen the economy?  How will changes in other policy areas affect the economy? What role does the global economy play in the U.S. recovery?

The 2009 Economic Summit, "Traversing a Rough Terrain: The U.S. Economy" addressed these questions, as well as other factors impacting the economy. Sessions also provided suggestions for classroom activities.

Specific topics included:

• Current State of the U.S. Economy
• What is the Fed Up To?
• Are Financial Bubbles Preventable? Examining Regulatory Reform
• The CRA and Subprime Lending: Discerning the Difference
• Stimulating Our Way to Prosperity? A Look at Fiscal Policy
• Financial Globalization
• Immigration in Times of Recession
• The Policy Issues of Energy
• The U.S. Health Cost Crisis
• Helping Your Students Understand the Complexities of the U.S. Economy
  

Fast Facts

Date and Time

• Tuesday, June 9
  8:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m.
• Wednesday, June 10
  8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Location

• Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
  2200 N. Pearl St.
  Dallas, TX 75201

More Information

• Elizabeth Waddle
  Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
  Phone: 800-333-4460, ext. 25276, or e-mail

Speakers

Agenda

Special Guest Speakers

• The American Health Cost Crisis
  Vivian Ho
  James A. Baker III Institute Chair in Health Economics
  Rice University
   
• Helping Students Understand the Challenges the U.S. Economy Is Currently Facing
  Anne Macy
  Gene Edwards Professor of Finance
  West Texas A&M University
   
• Charlene Williams
  Associate Director
  Bureau of Engraving and Printing
  Western Currency Facility

Speakers from the Dallas Fed

• Harvey Rosenblum
  Executive Vice President and Director of Research
   
• What’s the Fed Up To?
  Ed Skelton
  International Financial Analyst
   
• Alfreda Norman
  Assistant Vice President and Community Affairs Officer
   
• Financial Globalization
  Mark Wynne
  Vice President
  Director, Globalization and Monetary Policy Institute
   
• Jeffery Gunther
  Assistant Vice President and Senior Economist
   
• Jason Saving
  Senior Economist
   
• Immigration in Times of Recession
  Pia Orrenius
  Senior Economist and Policy Advisor
   
• What Is Driving Energy Prices?
  Mine Yücel
  Senior Economist and Vice President
   
• The Predictive Powers of the Yield Curve
  Keith Phillips
  Senior Economist and Policy Advisor