A.P. Summit
Exploring Economics: Regional, National and International Issues
June 7–8, 2001
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

Agenda

June 7

• Conference Opening and Welcome
  K. Wayne Hast
  Director
  Economic Education
   
• The Fed Today
  K. Wayne Hast
   
• Electricity: Market Restructure
  Stephen P. A. Brown
  Director of Energy Economics and Microeconomic Policy Analysis
   
• Water: New Economy Solutions to an Old Economy Problem
  Keith Phillips
  Senior Economist
   
• Competition in Education: A New Paradigm
  Lori L. Taylor
  Senior Economist and Policy Advisor
   
• Luncheon Address: Have a Nice Day!
  W. Michael Cox
  Senior Vice President and Chief Economist
   
• Supply Chain Management in the New Economy
  Thomas F. Siems
  Economic Advisor
   
• Economic Indicators in the New Economy
  Keith Phillips
   
• The Economics of Income Distribution
  Dwight R. Lee
  Ramsey Professor of Economics
  University of Georgia
   
• The U.S. Economy: How Are We Doing Really?
  Mark G. Guzman
  Economist
   
• FED101 – Option #1
  K. Wayne Hast
   
• Tour of Bank – Option #2

Friday, June 8

• Natural Resource Scarcity
  Stephen P. A. Brown
   
• Illegal Immigration and Enforcement Along the U.S.–Mexico Border: An Overview
  Pia M. Orrenius
  Economist
   
• Eastern Europe Today
  Steven L. Cobb
  Director of Center for Economic Education
  University of North Texas
   
• Dealing with Economic Crisis
  William C. Gruben
  Director of Center for Latin American Economics and Vice President
   
• Luncheon Address: What Economic Information Does the Fed Have That the Market Doesn’t?
  Harvey Rosenblum
  Senior Vice President and Director of Research
   
• Oil and the Economy
  Mine Yücel
   
• The Texas Economy: An Update
  John Thompson
  Assistant Economist
   
• Evaluation and Adjourn