December 2020 Economic Outlook

Online Webinar
Wednesday, December 9, 2020 | 8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. PT

Enhanced Webinar (Includes Zoom Webinar, Quarterly Digital Forecast Report, Participation in Q&A Session): $95
Limited Webinar (YouTube Viewing Access Only): Free

Attendance is limited. Online registration closes 11:59 p.m. on 12/07/2020

UCLA Anderson Forecast presents

DECEMBER 2020 Economic Outlook

Drought, wildfires, flooding, heat waves, and more will impact business decisions this decade. Looking ahead from the short-term forecasts, we consider how these events will affect where people will live and how business will be conducted as the U.S. and California adapt to new climate realities. The December UCLA Anderson Forecast will present its first post-election forecast and host two panels with experts on water, energy, productivity, and adaptation.

Agenda

8:30 - 8:40a	Welcome + Introductions Jerry Nickelsburg, Ph.D., Director, UCLA Anderson Forecast
8:40 - 9:45a	UCLA Anderson Forecast for the Nation and California Leo Feler, Ph.D., Senior Economist, UCLA Anderson Forecast Jerry Nickelsburg, Ph.D., Director, UCLA Anderson Forecast Edward Leamer, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, UCLA Anderson William Yu, Ph.D., Economist, UCLA Anderson Forecast Leila Bengali, Ph.D., Economist, UCLA Anderson Forecast
	Q + A with the Forecast Team
9:45 - 9:55a	Break
9:55 - 10:40a	Panel: More Water From the Ocean, Less From the Sky - Water Policy and Business Moderator: Erik Hoek, Ph.D., UCLA Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Director, UCLA Sustainable LA Grand Challenge Kathy Jacobs, Director, Center for Climate Change and Adaptation, University of Arizona Dr. Ellen Hanak, Ph.D., Vice President and Director - Water Policy, PPIC Mark Gold, Ph.D., Executive Director, Ocean Protection Council, Deputy Secretary for Ocean and Coastal Policy, California Natural Resources Agency David Osias, Partner, Allen Matkins
10:40 - 11:25a	Panel: Business Adaptation to Climate Change Moderator: Magali Delmas, Ph.D., Professor, UCLA Anderson and Faculty Director, Impact Carla Peterman, Ph.D., Senior Vice President, Strategy & Regulatory Affairs, Southern California Edison Alex Bernhardt, Director, Marsh & McLennan Advantage Group Lauren Riley, Managing Director, Global Environmental Affairs and Sustainability, United Airlines
11:25 - 11:30a	Closing Remarks Jerry Nickelsburg, Ph.D., Director, UCLA Anderson Forecast

Key Topics

	How will the election affect macroeconomic policy?
	Is a 2021 stimulus package likely?
	Is the recovery sustainable in the near-term?
	Will the boom in housing in the U.S. and California continue?
	What is the prospect for a return of tourism to California?
	Will the California economy continue to outperform the U.S.?