December 2016 Economic Outlook
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UCLA Anderson Forecast presents
December 2016 Economic Outlook
Given the unanticipated outcome of the Presidential Election, the Forecast is changing the special topic of the December 6 Forecast Conference to focus instead on the New UCLA Economic Outlook to include what the Trump Presidency will look like. Our affordable housing topic will be moved to Spring of 2017.
Agenda
| 8:00 - 9:00a | Registration + Breakfast |
| 9:00 - 9:05a | Welcome + Introductions |
| 9:05 - 10:05a | UCLA Anderson Forecast for the Nation, California and Los Angeles Edward Leamer, Senior Economist, UCLA Anderson Forecast David Shulman, Senior Economist, UCLA Anderson Forecast Jerry Nickelsburg, Senior Economist, UCLA Anderson Forecast William Yu, Economist, UCLA Anderson Forecast |
| 10:05 - 10:20a | Break |
| 10:20 - 11:20a | Economic Life in the Time of Trump Moderator: Jerry Nickelsburg, Senior Economist, UCLA Anderson Forecast David Shulman, Senior Economist, UCLA Anderson Forecast Edward Leamer, Director, UCLA Anderson Forecast, Chauncey J. Medberry Chair in Management, UCLA Anderson School Sebastian Edwards, Professor, Henry Ford II Chair in International Management, UCLA Anderson School Kal Raustiala, Professor, UCLA School of Law & Program on Global Studies Jeffrey B. Lewis, Professor and Department Chair of Political Science, UCLA Gerald Kominski, Professor, Department of Health Policy and Management, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health |
Key Topics
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Will the election results change the economic outlook? |
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Is the stock market too optimistic or too pessimistic about the coming Trump presidency? |
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What sectors will drive growth in 2017? |
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Which Sectors of the economy will benefit and which sectors will be hurt? |
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How far will a President Trump go in making good on his promises on trade protection and immigration restriction? |
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How will President Trump's trade policies impact Los Angeles' ports and logistics industry? |
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How will President Trump's immigration policies transform Los Angeles? |
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