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Regional Economics Workshop

Wed., August 1, 2012
10 a.m.

Richmond Office, Richmond, Va.

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Overview

The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond held its second annual Regional Economics Workshop on August 1. This year, the program was divided between a session on the state of Fifth District state economies and research in progress by selected attendees. During lunch, Robert Schnorbus and Sonya Waddell provided background on the work being done by the Richmond Fed's Regional Economics group and the people who are involved in various regional activities at the Bank.

Audience

Regional economists

Agenda

10:00 a.m.
Welcome and Introduction

10:15 a.m.
State of the District Economy and Outlook

• Jim Kleckley — North Carolina
• Vinod Agarwal and Gary Wagner — Virginia (Hampton Roads)
• Lisa Sturtevant — District of Columbia
• Daraius Irani — Maryland
• Joseph Von Nessen — South Carolina

12:00 p.m.
Lunch - Analysis and Research Activities at the Fed

• Bob Schnorbus — Profile of Regional Research and Analysis at the Bank
• Sonya Waddell — Regional Data Collection at the Bank

1:00 p.m.
Research Papers - Works in Progress

• Brian Cushing — The "Great Recession," Housing Markets, and U.S. Internal Migration
• Seema Iyer — Developing Lead Abatement and Weatherization Indicators in Baltimore
• Rob Salvino — Does the Power to Use Eminent Domain for Economic Development Actually Enhance Economic Development?
• Zhu Wang — Competitors, Complementors, and Parents: Explaining Regional Agglomeration in the U.S. Auto Industry

3:00 p.m.
Adjourn