Our Next Meeting:

Please join the Baltimore Economic Society

Please join the Baltimore Economic Society on Monday, November 27 at 12 noon

For a presentation by Raymond E. Owens, III, Vice President and Senior Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond

“An update on Economic Conditions and Policy”

Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, Baltimore Branch
502 S. Sharp Street

** You must be registered to enter the building **

Cost $15 members and $20 non members

Alternatively, mail this announcement with a check payable to Baltimore Economic Society:

Baltimore Economic Society
C/O John Hopkins
2130 Bulls Sawmill Road
Freeland, MD 21053

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Ray has been on the Research staff at the Richmond Fed since 1983.  He heads the bank’s Regional Economics Department, and is a member of the Bank's monetary policy group. 

Ray is active in research and has published academic articles in fields as diverse as monetary policy, financial markets, and economic development policy.  But he spends most of his time analyzing national and regional economic conditions.  In this role he maintains close contact with the business community and public.  He created the Richmond Fed’s monthly surveys of manufacturing and service sector activity.  In addition, he frequently talks to groups on current economic developments and is regularly quoted in the financial press.

Outside of his job responsibilities, Ray teaches at Virginia Commonwealth University.  He serves on the Board of the Virginia Association of Economists and is a member both of the Richmond Association of Business Economists and the National Association of Business Economists. 

Ray is married and has two children.  He holds degrees in economics from Virginia Tech.

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Note: The BES must bill those who make reservations and then do not show, because the Society must pay for the number of lunches it requests from the caterer.