Third Annual Robert T. Parry Award Luncheon
“National Economic Outlook”
2009 Recipient:
Jack Kyser
Founding Economist
Kyser Center for Economic Research
Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation
Guest Speaker:
Dr. Yelena Takhtamanova
Financial and Regional Economist
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
| When: | Wednesday, June 10, 2009 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM |
| Where: | Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Los Angeles Branch 950 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90015 Public parking available across the street on Olympic and Grand |
Advance registrations only. Please indicate if you have food allergies, vegetarian, etc. Bring a government-issued photo ID. Camera phones/picture taking at the bank are not permissible
Meet the Speakers
Jack Kyser is the Founding Economist of the Kyser Center for Economic Research of the Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation. Called the “guru of the Los Angeles economy” by the Los Angeles Business Journal, Mr. Kyser is responsible for interpreting and forecasting economic trends in the Los Angeles region (Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego and Ventura counties), and for analyzing the major industries of the region. Utilizing this information, he helps develop job retention and creation strategies for Los Angeles County. Mr. Kyser’s advice is frequently sought by business, government and the media.
The Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC) is a private, not for profit membership organization whose mission is leadership in the retention and creation of jobs and economic base in the Los Angeles area. Mr. Kyser’s analytical research work and insightful knowledge of the regional economy has helped to elevate the LAEDC to recognition as the pre-eminent source of economic information and forecasts on Southern California. In late 2007, the LAEDC named its research function “The Kyser Center for Economic Research.”
Prior to joining the LAEDC, Mr. Kyser was chief economist for the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce. He has also worked for Security Pacific National Bank, First Interstate Bank, and the Union Pacific Railroad in Omaha, Nebraska, where he was transportation economist. He also taught economics at the University of Nebraska – Omaha, and served as a business reporter and commentator for radio station KVNO, also in Omaha.
A native of California, Mr. Kyser was born in Huntington Park. He resides in Downey where he graduated from Downey (Union) High School. He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Industrial Design and an MBA from the University of Southern California. He has also pursued additional course work at UCLA.
Mr. Kyser serves on the economics advisors panel for the California Chamber of Commerce. He is also a past president of the Los Angeles chapter of the National Association for Business Economics; a member of Lambda Alpha – a land economics fraternity: and on the board of directors for the Building Owners & Managers Association of Greater Los Angeles, and the City Club on Bunker Hill.
Yelena Takhtamanova joined the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco in 2005. As an economist, her research, analysis, and outreach activities support both the Economic Research and Public Information Departments.
Yelena’s current research focuses on topics in macroeconomics, macro-labor economics and international economics. She has written papers on the effect of exchange rate changes on inflation (exchange rate pass-through) in OECD countries, inflation-output tradeoff (the Phillips curve) in G7 countries, the link between changes in household wealth and consumption (the wealth effect) in select EU countries, and gender-specific effect of monetary policy shocks on employment in OECD countries.
The abstracts of her research papers are available on the Bank’s website (http://www.frbsf.org).
Yelena earned her B.A. in Economics from the College of Notre Dame of Maryland and her M.A. and Ph.D. in Economics from the Johns Hopkins University. Prior to joining the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, she was an assistant professor at California State University, Sacramento. She also lectured on macroeconomics and international monetary economics at the Johns Hopkins University.
Registration
The registration deadline is Tuesday, June 2, 2009
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| $50 | Affiliate Groups (CFALA, Asia Society of Southern California, and TECHNOLINK ASSOCIATION) |
| $60 | Non-members |
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