Manufacturing Prospects and Midwest Public Policy

April 27, 2004
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
230 S. LaSalle Street
Chicago, IL 60604

April 27, 2004
7:45 a.m.		Continental Breakfast
8:15 a.m.		Welcome Michael H. Moskow, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
8:25 a.m.		Project Overview Are We Losing Manufacturing? (PPT,1.2MB) William Testa, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
8:35 a.m.		Manufacturing Measurement and Labor Market Moderator and Discussant Daniel G. Sullivan, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Has Structural Change Contributed to a Jobless Recovery? (PPT,628KB) Erica Groshen, Federal Reserve Bank of New York A View of Structural Change and Current Manufacturing Employment Behavior (PPT,446KB) Mark Schweitzer, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland Low Manufacturing Employment Growth: Trend or Cycle Ellen Rissman, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
10:15 a.m.		Break
10:30 a.m.		International Dimensions of Manufacturing Moderators Cletus Coughlin, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Thomas Klier, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago International Dimensions of Manufacturing (PPT,519KB) Jeffrey Campbell, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Global Automotive Sourcing (PPT,9MB) Nagi Palle, AT Kearney Effects of Rising Trade Deficit on Manufacturing Job Losses (PPT,777KB) Josh Bivens, Economic Policy Institute Currency Fluctuations and the Pass-Through to Production and Prices (PPT,83KB) Michael Knetter, University of Wisconsin
12:30 p.m.		Luncheon Speaker A View from the Front Lines of Manufacturing (PPT,9MB) Bruce Braker, Tooling and Manufacturing Association
2:00 p.m.		Midwest Regional Policy Roundtable Can Regional Policy Help? A Midwest Overview (PPT,31KB) Rick Mattoon, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Panelists Tim Bartik, W.E. Upjohn Institute Can State and Regional Policy Help Manufacturing? Lessons from Pennsylvania and Ohio (PPT,142KB) Edward Hill, Cleveland State University Andrew Reamer, Andrew Reamer and Associates Dan Swinney, Center for Labor and Community Research
4:00 p.m.		Adjourn