A Federal Reserve look ahead at
the U.S. economy is among the presentations booked for the 2013 Morgantown MSA Economic Outlook Conference, to take place Tuesday, March
19 at the Waterfront Place Hotel in Morgantown.
The event is presented annually
by the Bureau of Business and Economic Research at West Virginia University's College
of Business and Economics, and will feature Andy Bauer, a regional economist with
the Baltimore Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond.
Bauer holds a bachelor's degree
from American University and a doctorate from Emory University. In addition to
following the national economic outlook, he monitors the Fifth District economy.
He speaks regularly on national and regional economic conditions to academic
groups, business associations and civic organizations.
Previously, as a senior economic
analyst on the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta's macroeconomic team, Bauer
co-authored articles on macroeconomic forecasting, consumer inflation measures
and shocks to the U.S. economy during recessions.
Additional presentations at the
conference include a global economic outlook by Jose "Zito" Sartarelli, Milan
Puskar Dean of the college, and the West Virginia economic outlook, presented
by Paul Speaker, associate professor of finance and economics at B&E.
A panel on economic conditions
across the state includes Betty Carver, commissioner of the West Virginia
Division of Tourism; West Virginia Division of Energy Director Jeff Herholdt;
Joe Letnaunchyn, president and CEO of the West Virginia
Hospital Association; Larry Mazza, president and CEO of
MVB Bank; and West Virginia Department of Revenue Deputy Secretary Mark Muchow.
The event will take place from
8:30 a.m. to noon. Continental breakfast begins at 8 a.m.
Registration is $55, or $20 for
college students with valid student IDs. Registration is required for all
attendees.
To register online for the
Morgantown MSA Economic Outlook Conference, visit
bber.wvu.edu.
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