PNREC 2014 will be in Portland on May 7-9
PNREC 2014 will be held in Portland on May 7 – 9 at the Portland Marriott Downtown Waterfront. The Conference Chair is Professor Tom Potiowsky of Portland State University.
The 2014 conference theme is Managing Risk and Building for the Future in an Era of Uncertainty. The program will include numerous plenary and concurrent sessions on issues of relevance to the regional economy.
- A North American outlook speaker,
- The annual Tiebout lecture,
- The annual State and Provincial Outlook Session (featuring well-known regional economists).
Confirmed speakers currently include:
- Mike Dueker, Head Economist, North America, Russell Investments,
- Elliot Mainzer, Administrator and CEO (Acting), Bonneville Power Administration,
- David Wyss, Brown University.
• Energy security, carbon and the environment
• Health care in America in the post Affordable Care Act era
• The economic effects of the aging US population
• Economic insecurity and the social safety net
• Managing transportation programs in an era of constrained budgets
• The local effects of global climate change policy
• Regulatory uncertainty and idle capital
• The rising cost of inequality
• Rising debt and retirement costs for public institutions
• Unemployment and economic recovery
• Creation of a new (legal) industry, Marijuana legalization in Washington State
• Economic and social impacts of liquor privatization
• US manufacturing renaissance
• Other topics as proposed by conference participants