The Economy in 2023: Looking Forward and Reflecting on the Past

Date: Wednesday, January 11, 2023
Time: 11:15am - 1:00pm
Location: Boulder Jewish Community Center, Classroom L130
Speaker: Dr. Richard L. Wobbekind


Please join BCEPC for our next seminar, The Economy in 2023: Looking Forward and Reflecting on the Past, presented by Dr. Richard Wobbekind. 

Topic: An economic forecast for the national and state economy focusing on output and employment. A discussion of current fiscal and monetary policy. A look at how Colorado has fared with respect to the nation.

Venue:  Jewish Community Center, Classrom L130, 6007 Oreg Avenue, Boulder.   

Check-in and networking will start at 11:15 a.m., with the buffet open for lunch by 11:30. The business meeting will commence at 11:45, just before the 12:00 start time for the speakers.

This seminar is open to guests, so please invite a colleague or client to join you.  You can add your guest when you register.

Presenter:

Richard L. Wobbekind is Associate Dean for Business & Government Relations, Senior Economist and Faculty Director of the Business Research Division and at the University of Colorado Boulder. He joined the faculty at the Leeds School of Business in 1985, and has served as an Associate Dean since 2000.

As Faculty Director of the Business Research Division, Rich's responsibilities include developing an annual consensus forecast of the Colorado economy and performing various economic impact assessments of the Colorado economy. He also produces the quarterly Leeds Business Confidence Index for Colorado.

Rich is the past president of the National Association for Business Economics. He participates annually in the Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank Regional Economic Roundtable, and is a contributor to the Western Blue Chip forecast newsletter and the National Association of Business Economists Economic Outlook and Policy Surveys.

Rich is a member of the Governor’s Revenue Estimating Advisory Committee and the Boulder Economic Council. He is an advisory board member for the Western Regional Science Association. He teaches MBA students in macroeconomics, public policy, and managerial economics. Rich has received three awards for teaching excellence from the students of the Leeds School. He has lived in Colorado for more than 44 years and has spent much of his time studying the development of the Colorado and regional economies. He received a BA in economics from Bucknell University and an MA and Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Colorado at Boulder.

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