Presentations

These are some of the presentations by speakers at the Washington Policy Conference, as well as links back to some of their web sites. We will be adding to this list as more material becomes available.

Open Borders versus Security

David Andrea, The Canadian-US Border: An Automotive Case Study (Slideshow PDF, 136 K).
Offsite: Link to Full Report
Offsite: Other writings by Stephen Flynn: Transforming Border Management in the Post-September 11 World ( HTML) plus links to other articles

A Serious Look at Inflation Measures

Remarks by John Greenlees (PDF, 65 K)

Trends in Credit Quality

Remarks by John D. Hawke, Jr, Comptroller of the Currency

Trade Policy

Paula Stern, Making Trade Policy While Pursuing a War on Terrorism
(Speech PDF, 125 K)

Industries Under Stress

William Hannigan, Travel and Tourism (Slideshow PDF, 448 K)
Rick Gallagher, The Retail Industry (Slideshow PDF, 1.2 MB)

State and Local Government Issues: Changing Fiscal Realities and Macroeconomic Implications

Scott Pattison, Fiscal State of the States (Slideshow PDF, 241 K)
Sara Johnson, State and Local Government Issues: Changing Fiscal Realities and Macroeconomic Implications (Slideshow PDF, 186 K)

Private Health Insurance, Today and Tomorrow

Len Nichols, The Future of Employment Based Health Insurance (Slideshow PDF, 83 K)

The Return of Discretionary Fiscal Policy: Myth or Reality?

Kathleen B. Cooper, Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, U.S. Dept of Commerce (PDF file, offsite)

IT, Logistics, and Productivity in the Post-9/11 Era

James Manyika and Mike Nevens, McKinsey Global Institute, "Us Productivity and the Impact of IT" (PDF 1,360 K)

Tuesday Luncheon

Prepared remarks by Secretary of the Treasury Paul O'Neill (Offsite html)

Is the Macroeconomic Policy Mix Right?

Alan Blinder (Slideshow PDF, 14 K)

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