DATE: Nov. 15-16, 2007.

EVENT: University of Michigan’s 55th annual Economic Outlook Conference.

Saul Hymans, U-M emeritus professor of economics and director of the Research Seminar in Quantitative Economics (RSQE) will open the conference with “The U.S. Economic Outlook for 2008-2009” at 9:30 a.m. Nov. 15. Richard Curtin, director of the Surveys of Consumers at the U-M Institute for Social Research, will follow with “The Consumer Outlook for 2008” at 11 a.m.

At 9:30 a.m. Nov. 16, U-M economists George Fulton and Joan Crary will present “The 2008-2009 Outlook for the Michigan Economy.”

Other presentations include:

• “Do Managers Fire the Worst Employees: An Investigation of the Labor Market for Teachers,” Brian Jacob of the U-M Department of Economics and Ford School of Public Policy.
• “Seismic Shifts and Global Rebalancing: How Long Can Expansion Last?” Allen Sinai of Decision Economics Inc.
• “Inflation, Employment and Capital Investment: A Small Business Perspective,” William Dunkelberg of Temple University and the National Federation of Independent Business.
• “The Energy Sector Outlook,” Severin Borenstein of the University of California, Berkeley.
• “Michigan’s Auto Economy Over the Next Decade: The End of the Line?” Sean McAlinden of the Center for Automotive Research.
• “U.S. Economic Prospects: A Global Perspective,” Peter Hooper of Deutsche Bank Securities.
• “The Subprime Mortgage Mess and Its Implications” panel discussion featuring David Berson of Fannie Mae, Dennis Capozza of the U-M Ross School of Business and Peter Hooper of Deutsche Bank Securities.

PLACE: Rackham Building Amphitheater, 915 E. Washington St. Ann Arbor.

SPONSOR: U-M Research Seminar in Quantitative Economics.

MORE INFORMATION: Contact Janet Peake at RSQE, (734) 764-2567 or [email protected], or visit: http://www.umich.edu/~rsqe/pages/Conference.html