ECON-versations with NABE

Welcome back to ECON-versations with NABE! This episode is a webinar replay from the June 8 Economic Measurement Seminar preview webinar on economic statistics from U.S. government and industry sources. The EMS planning committee delivers an overview of the data provided by the U.S. federal statistical system with a special focus on those that will be covered during the conference. They also highl...

Following the turmoil in the US, and the rushed merger of Credit Suisse and UBS, there has been some concern about the health of the European banking sector. While on the surface the regulatory regime in Europe may have been stricter to protect the banking sector, this discussion will look at how resilient the sector is and what the authorities should be looking to do in order to protect the secto...

Welcome back to ECON-versations with NABE! On this episode, Elaine Buckberg, Policy Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, sits down with Federal Reserve Bank of Bank of Philadelphia President and CEO Patrick Harker to discuss all things monetary policy. The conversation took place on June 1, 2023. Patrick Harker , President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Mod...

Welcome back to ECON-versations with NABE! On this episode, NABE Vice President, Ellen Zentner, sits down with Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President and CEO Tom Barkin to discuss all things monetary policy. The conversation took place on May 30, 2023. Tom Barkin , President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond Moderated by: Ellen Zentner , NABE Vice President; Managing Director and Chief...

Welcome back to ECON-versations with NABE! On today's episode, NABE President, Julia Coronado, sits down with Indeed Hiring Lab's Economic Research Director for North America, Nick Bunker , to discuss the May employment report. Be sure to tune in every Monday following the employment report, as we dive into the latest data and events impacting the economy. Julia Coronado is the President a...

The U.S. labor market has remained surprisingly tight, with many firms continuing to report labor shortages, even as the broader economy shows signs of cooling. Immigrants have long played an important role in labor supply growth, but the pandemic disrupted normal patterns. This webinar will bring together three leading experts to discuss what the authoritative data say about recent trends in immi...

This episode is the webinar replay of the May 2023 NABE Outlook Survey results webinar held on May 22, 2023. NABE Outlook Survey chair Dana M. Peterson discusses the Q2 forecast results with Outlook Survey Analysts, Ryan Sweet, Brent Meyer, and David Bowers, and takes questions from webinar attendees. Dana M. Peterson, NABE Survey Chair; Chief Economist, The Conference Board Ryan Sweet, Chief U.S....

While the Chinese economy emerged relatively smoothly from its self-imposed zero-covid policy this year, it faces a number of headwinds that could make it difficult to return to the pace of growth it enjoyed prior to the pandemic. In this webinar we will discuss what the recent 'Two Sessions', the meetings by the National People's Congress and the Chinese People's Political Confere...

Welcome back to ECON-versations with NABE! On today’s episode, NABE President and Vice President, Julia Coronado and Ellen Zentner, sit down with LinkedIn Principal Economist and Head of Macroeconomics, Guy Berger, Ph. D. , to discuss the April employment report. Be sure to tune in every Monday following the employment report, as we dive into the latest data and events impacting the economy. Julia...

Welcome back to ECON-versations with NABE! Today's podcast walks listeners through Third Way and Breakthrough Energy's recently commissioned study of US competitiveness across 10 clean energy technologies. The results are impactful because the team examined nine supply chain segments for each clean tech – and from that, ranked market size and competitiveness. Listen and learn about US comp...

Welcome back to ECON-versations with NABE! This episode is the webinar replay of the April 2023 NABE Business Conditions Survey results webinar, held on April 24, 2023. NABE Business Conditions Survey Chair, Carlos Herrera, discusses the Q1 2023 results and the near-term outlook with Survey Analysts, Kirti Gupta, Sara Rutledge, and Lester Jones. Carlos Herrera, NABE Survey Chair; Chief Economist,...

The consumer has been remarkably resilient in this economic cycle, continuing to spend in the face of high inflation and rising interest rates. This reflects the health of the labor market and solid household balance sheets. But there have been shifts in consumer behavior that could become increasingly evident as consumers face economic hurdles. Experiences and necessities, particularly food, have...

Welcome back to ECON-versations with NABE! On today's episode, NABE President and Vice President, Julia Coronado and Ellen Zentner, sit down with LinkedIn Chief Economist, Karin Kimbrough , to discuss the March employment report and LinkedIn's State of the Labor Market newsletter. Be sure to tune in every Monday following the employment report, as we dive into the latest data and events im...

This episode is the webinar replay of the March 2023 NABE Policy Survey results webinar, held on March 27, 2023. NABE Policy Survey Chair, Mervin Jebaraj, discusses the results and takes audience questions alongside NABE Policy Survey Analysts Kathy Bostjancic and Holly Wade. Mervin Jebaraj , Director, Center for Business and Economic Research, Sam M. Walton College of Business, University of Arka...

Today's podcast is the webinar replay of the March 17th webinar on the impact of the Silicon Valley Bank fallout on financial regulations the Fed outlook, presented by the NABE Financial Roundtable. Following the downfall of Silicon Valley Bank, prudential regulators have rapidly intervened to curb the spread of its effects within the banking sector and prevent damage to the real economy. Thes...

Today's podcast is the webinar replay of the March 14th webinar on the economic impact of a binding debt ceiling, presented by the NABE Policy Roundtable. Unthinkable as it may be, there is a very real possibility that, some time this summer or fall, the US Treasury will hit its borrowing limit. What should we expect from financial markets and the economy if Treasury spending is limited to the dai...

Welcome back to ECON-versations with NABE! On today's episode, NABE President and Vice President, Julia Coronado and Ellen Zentner, discuss the February employment report and recent news of banking funding pressures. Be sure to tune in every Monday following the employment report, as we dive into the latest data and events impacting the economy. Julia Coronado is the President and Founder of Macro...

On today’s podcast, we celebrate International Women’s Day by hearing from a panel of women economists in government and industry, in conversation with a NABE Scholar and University of Maryland student. Over the course of the hour, you will hear about their paths in the field of economics, their perspectives on how the pipeline can be improved, and other key topics. Kristen Broady , Senior Economi...

Today's podcast is the webinar replay of the March 1st webinar on rekindling U.S. productivity for a new era. For the past 15 years, US productivity has been lagging. A handful of states, sectors, firms, and cities have done well; others have not. Today, the country faces looming challenges that heighten the productivity imperative: debt, inflation, labor participation, an aging workforce, and the...

This episode is the webinar replay of the February 2023 NABE Outlook Survey Results webinar, held on February 27, 2023. NABE Outlook Survey Chair, Dana Peterson, discusses the Q1 forecast results with Outlook Survey Analysts, Yelena Maleyev, Brent Meyer, and David Bowers, and takes questions from webinar attendees. Dana Peterson , NABE Survey Chair; Chief Economist, The Conference Board   Yel...

Today’s podcast is the final installment of our Black History Month series – A Conversation with Daryl Fairweather. Devin Miles and Elijah Osagie from BLK Capital Management, Corp. sit down with Redfin Chief Economist Daryl Fairweather and discus the experiences and outcomes for Black Americans in the housing space. BLK Capital Management, Corp is a 100% black-owned and student run nonprofit that...

Today’s podcast is a replay of the February 21st webinar on disentangling rent index differences, based on a working paper from the Cleveland Fed.  Abstract : Prominent rent growth indices often give strikingly different measurements of rent inflation. We create new indices from Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) rent microdata using a repeat rent index methodology and show that this discrepanc...

This episode is the webinar replay of the February 16th webinar and second installment of the NABE Black History Month Webinar Series - Racial Disparities in the U.S. Economy. In coordination with NABE’s Diversity Roundtable and the National Bureau of Economic Research , the panel addresses racial disparities in the U.S. economy through their academic research. The panel is moderated by Julia Coro...

This episode is the webinar replay of the February 9th webinar and first installment of the NABE Black History Month Webinar Series – Perspectives on Economics Careers and the Pipeline. The webinar features Black economists in academia, government, and industry in conversation with Howard University economics PhD student, Jasmine Fuller , on their respective perspectives and experiences on the fie...

Welcome back to ECON-versations with NABE! On today’s episode, NABE President and Vice President, Julia Coronado and Ellen Zentner, sit down with ADP Chief Economist, Nela Richardson, to discuss the January jobs report and ADP employment data. Be sure to tune in every Monday following the employment report, as we dive into latest data and events impacting the economy. Julia Coronado is the Preside...