Economic Education Events

Global Economic Forum

June 29–30, 2016 San Antonio

This year's Global Economic Forum examined some of these risks. Speakers addressed terrorism, interstate conflict with negative regional consequences, high structural unemployment or underemployment, income disparity, major systemic financial failure and water scarcity.

2015 Global Economic Forum Presentation Lineup

• Economics of the Hunger Game
  Anne Macy, Gene Edwards Professor of Finance, West Texas A&M University
• Adam Smith: Understanding Self-Interest
  Anne Macy
• The Global Water Crisis
  Sheila M. Olmstead, Associate Professor, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin
• Texas Economic Outlook: Low Oil Prices and Strong Dollar
  Keith R. Phillips, Assistant Vice President and Senior Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, San Antonio Branch
• Global Risks: The Magnitude of a Major Systemic Financial Failure
  Edward C. Skelton, Business Economist and Manager, Financial Industry Studies Department, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
• Understanding the 21st Century Trade Agreement: Trans-Pacific Partnership
  Christopher Slijk, Research Analyst, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, San Antonio Branch
• The Story of Energy in an Era of Uncertainty
  Susan Kizer, Economic Education Coordinator, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Houston Branch
• Immigration: A Continuing Challenge
  Princeton Williams, Economic Education Coordinator, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

Presentations via Video

• Does Terrorism Pose a Threat to Globalization?
  Subhayu Bandyopadhyay, Research Officer, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
• Monetary Policy Around the World
  Craig Hakkio, Senior Vice President and Special Advisor on Economic Policy, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
• Policy Spillovers and Policy Coordination
  Owen Humpage, Senior Economic Advisor, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

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