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Panel members talked about the federal budget surplus and proposals for spending the money. They said that ten years ago no economist could have dreamed of a budget surplus and explained how…

Banking Committee chairman Representative Jim Leach, R-Iowa, talked about the coming global financial services market and the steps Congress should take to keep the U.S. competitive. He note…

The Economic Strategy Institute hosted an address by Charles Cook, the Editor and Publisher of the Cook Political Report. He analyzed current political events and spoke about future politica…

Goldman Sachs Vice Chairman Robert Hormats discussed opposition to attempts to globalize the U.S. economy because corporate downsizing and wage stagnation are blamed on global factors. He ta…

U.S. Representative Richard Gephardt (D-MO) spoke about how the Republican campaign has brought individual economic conditions to the forefront of public debate. He emphasized that primary v…

Yale University’s James Tobin , Professor Emeritus, spoke about the relationship between monetary policy, inflation and economic performance. He emphasized that economic policy must be flexi…

Economic journalists questioned panels of economists about the economics of international trade and particularly U.S.trade with Japan. Following this the panelists took questions from the au…

Lawrence Chimerine and Erik Olbeter from the Economic Strategy Institute spoke about legislation before Congress and what they believe are some of the key points of the proposals. They also …

The guest speakers discussed their views on what our trade policy should be on other nations and the impact of our current policy on the U.S. and global economies. The panelists took audienc…