2008 Presidential Candidates' Economic Advisers To Spar In NABE Debate
For Immediate Release: 3 October 2007
Contact: Melissa Golding, 571-236-2820
The National Association for Business Economics (NABE) will bring together the economic advisers for the top Democratic and Republican presidential candidates in a special debate on November 9 in Washington, DC. Cosponsored by the National Economists Club (NEC), the nonpartisan, educational event will be moderated by David Wessel of the Wall Street Journal and Judy Woodruff of the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, and will be held at the National Press Club in Washington, DC.
“We at NABE are thrilled to have an opportunity to provide an educational forum for the candidates’ chief economic advisers,” said NABE President Ellen Hughes Cromwick, chief economist at Ford Motor Company. “We anticipate a lively interchange that will enrich our understanding of the candidates’ economic policy platforms.”
Confirmed participants at press time are Austan Goolsbee, economic adviser to Barack Obama; Leo Hindery, economic adviser to John Edwards; Douglas Holtz-Eakin, economic adviser to John McCain; and Gene Sperling, economic adviser to Hillary Clinton. Still to be confirmed are Michael Boskin, economic adviser to Rudolph Giuliani, and Glenn Hubbard and Greg Mankiw, economic advisers to Mitt Romney.
ABOUT NABE: NABE® is an association of professionals who have an interest in business economics and who want to use the latest economic data and trends to enhance their ability to make sound business decisions. NABE's mission is to provide leadership in the use and understanding of economics. There are approximately 2,400 members representing more than 1,500 businesses and other organizations from around the world. Since its founding in 1959, NABE® has continued to attract the attention of the most influential and prestigious economic leaders in business. Past presidents have included former Chairman of the Board of Governors for the Federal Reserve System, Alan Greenspan, several former Federal Reserve Governors, and other senior business leaders.
EDITOR’S NOTE: This event is open to NABE and NEC members, and to credentialed journalists from business and financial media outlets. Registration is complimentary, but space is limited, and advance registration is required. For more information and to register, go to http://www.nabe.com/publib/debate08.html. If you have further questions, please contact NABE Press Officer Melissa Golding ( melissag@nabe.com 571-236-2820, or the NABE office (202-463-6223,
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