December 2019 Economic Outlook

Korn Convocation Hall, UCLA Anderson School
Wednesday, December 4, 2019 | 7:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.

Registration: $195

Seating is limited. Online registration closes 11:59 p.m. on 12/2/2019

UCLA Anderson Forecast in Partnership with The Fink Center for Finance & Investments present

December 2019 Economic Outlook

The volatility of financial markets in 2019 has given pause with respect to recession probabilities and the future of asset markets. Will the whipsaw of bond and equity prices continue? How will the Fed react in an economy with good employment numbers, but elevated risks. The December 2019 UCLA Anderson Forecast will untangle many aspects of these questions, including the relationship between the financial and real estate sectors as it looks to the economic and financial outlook for 2020.

Agenda

7:30 - 8:30a	Registration + Breakfast
8:30 - 8:40a	Welcome + Introductions Jerry Nickelsburg, Director, UCLA Anderson Forecast
8:40 - 10:05a	UCLA Anderson Forecast for the Nation and California David Shulman (MBA '66, Ph.D. '75), Senior Economist, UCLA Anderson Forecast Jerry Nickelsburg , Ph.D., Director, UCLA Anderson Forecast Edward Leamer , Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, UCLA Anderson School William Yu , Ph.D., Economist, UCLA Anderson Forecast Leila Bengali , Ph.D., Economist, UCLA Anderson Forecast
	Q + A with the Forecast Team
10:05 - 10:20a	Break
10:20 - 10:50a	Keynote Address Vijay Srinivasan ('01), Chief Investment Officer, Scarsdale Capital LLC
10:50 - 11:45p	Expert Panel: Volatility of Financial Markets Moderator: David Shulman (MBA '66, Ph.D. '75), Senior Economist, UCLA Anderson Forecast Joseph Brusuelas, Chief Economist, RSM US LLP Mark Garmaise , Ph.D., Professor of Finance, UCLA Anderson School Arthur Hovsepian ('06), Principal, Payden & Rygel Jia Ye, Ph.D., Partner and Co-Chief Investment Officer, First Quadrant

Key Topics

	What is a recession and who needs to worry about it?
	What are the prospects for a recession soon??
	Will the 10-year bull market in stocks continue into the new decade?
	Have interest rates bottomed or are they headed for zero?
	Is California's GDP still growing?
	When will the housing market recover?
	Can California solve the housing affordability crisis in the next few years?