Economic Outlook Luncheon 2017: The Buzz Is Strong, But Where Are the Jobs?

Firm Announcements of Job Increase 

In 2016, Tucson posted the fastest job growth since 2012. Even so, growth was slow compared to peer metropolitan areas, Arizona and the nation. Most new jobs were in service-providing sectors. In an encouraging development, manufacturing added more than 600 jobs last year, driven by gains in the high-paying aerospace sector. Where will job growth be next year? Will announcements of job increase translated into faster employment gains?

The U.S. dollar has lost ground to the Mexican peso lately but remains stubbornly high. The strong dollar is weighing on Arizona’s exports to Mexico, our most important trading partner. Will the dollar continue to fade next year against the peso? When will that translate into improved export performance?

While the U.S. economy continues to grind out growth, monetary policy is transitioning and fiscal policy seems poised for change. What’s next for the stock market, monetary policy, fiscal policy? What will the new political environment mean for future U.S. and global growth?

Join us for lunch at the Westin La Paloma Resort and Spa in Tucson, Arizona, as George W. Hammond, Ph.D. Research Professor and Dirrector of the Eller College’s Economic and Business Research Center and chase Chief Economist anthony chan, Ph.D. tackle these issues and more…

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Individual ticket price is $80, and a table of ten may be purchased for $800.

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Cost: $80 per person, $800 per table of 10 before November 21 (add $5 per person after November 21)

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Presenter Bios

George W. Hammond brings a wealth of experience in state and local econometric forecasting and regional economic analysis, as well as, wide-ranging academic research interests to bear on his role as director of the Eller College’s Economic and Business Research Center. A specialist in econometric forecasting for more than 20 years, he has designed, built and used economic models to produce more than 100 forecasts for state and local economies, and completed more than 50 regional economic studies on topics including economic and workforce development, energy forecasting and the impact of higher education on human capital accumulation.

Anthony Chan joined J.P. Morgan in 1994 and currently serves as the chief economist for Chase. His responsibilities include economic analysis and research in support of Chase and the Private Bank’s Global Investment Committee. A member of several forecasting panels, Chan received his bachelor’s degree in finance and investments from Baruch College in 1979 and his master’s and PhD degrees in economics from the University of Maryland. After completing his doctoral studies, he was a professor of economics at the University of Dayton. He served as an economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York from 1989 to 1991 and was a senior economist at Barclays de Zoete Wedd Government Securities from 1991 to 1994.