Calibrating the Washington Economy
Data & Tools for Assessing Our State & Local Economies
May 11, 2007
Skagit Valley Casino
Skagit Valley, Washington
Agenda
Time
Topics(s)
Speaker(s)
Workshop
Booklets
"Workshop Pamphlet"
8:15 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
Registration & Morning Beverages
 
 
8:45 a.m. - 8:50 a.m.
"Welcome"
Brian Burton, College of Business and Economics, Western Washington University
8:50 a.m. - 9:05 a.m.
"Introductions"
Hart Hodges, Center for Economic and Business Research, Western Washington University
9:05 a.m. - 9:40 a.m.
"An Overview of the Washington Regional Economic Analysis Project Web Site"
Gary Smith, Pacific Northwest Regional Economic Analysis Project
9:40 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
"An Overview of the BEA Regional Accounts"
Rob Brown, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Economic Measurement Division
10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Break
 
 
10:30 a.m. - 11:10 a.m.
"Viewing the Washington Economy in a Regional and National Context"
Evelina Tainer, Labor Market and Economic Analysis Branch, Washington State Employment Security Department
11:10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
"What's Behing the Regional Personal Income Statistics, and What Lies Ahead"
Rob Brown, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Economic Measurement Division
12 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.
Lunch and Speaker
"What's Next for Real Estate? - The Outlook for Northwest Washington"
 
Julie_Hansen, Department of Economics, Western Washington University
1:15 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Break
 
 
1:30 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
"Tracking Changes in the Local Economy: The Importance of Looking at the Income Side of the Coin"
Gary Smith, Pacific Northwest Regional Economic Analysis Project
2:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
"Hands On With Your Laptop: What's Going on in your County Based on What You've Learned Today"
Hart Hodges, Center for Economic and Business Research, Western Washington University
Gary Smith, Pacific Northwest Regional Economic Analysis Project
Rob Brown, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Economic Measurement Division
3:15 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
"Closing and Evaluations"
Hart Hodges, Center for Economic and Business Research, Western Washington University
3:30 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Networking & Reception
 
 
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