Understanding Regional Economic Data for Policy and Planning

BEA and ACCRA, an association involved in community and economic research, in partnership with the State of Texas Office of the Governor, Economic Development and Tourism, and the Greater Dallas Chamber held a conference, Understanding Regional Economic Data for Policy and Planning on Friday, September 8, 2006, in Dallas, Texas. The conference attendees represented Federal, state, and local government agencies, universities, local associations involved in economic development, and private-sector firms.

The purpose of the conference was to provide an overview to users on BEA's regional products, including foreign direct investment data, to obtain user feedback, to report on improvements to the regional data, and to preview new research.

This conference was the 5^th regional outreach conference in FY06. The agenda and links to the presentations are listed below.

Hotel Indigo
1933 Main Street
Dallas, Texas

Agenda
September 8, 2006
8:00-8:30	Continental Breakfast and Registration
8:30-8:45	Welcome Kenneth E. Poole, Executive Director, ACCRA - The Council for Community and Economic Research
8:45-9:15	Keynote Presentation: Overview of the Federal Data System Regional Accounts at the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) (PowerPoint • 2,721 KB) Speaker: John Ruser, Associate Director, Regional Economics, BEA
9:15-10:30	Investment and Trade Flows: Local, Regional, and National Perspectives Moderator: John Ruser, Associate Director, Regional Economics, BEA Speakers: International Trade and its Regional Impact (PowerPoint • 604 KB) , David J. Molina, Director, Center of Inter-American Studies and Research, and Associate Professor, Economics Department, University of North Texas The Reorganization of World Trade (PowerPoint • 110 KB) , William C. Gruben, Director, Center for Latin American Economics, and VP, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Overview of BEA’s State-level Data on Foreign Direct Investment in the United States (PowerPoint • 3,928 KB) , Daniel R. Yorgason, Economist, International Investment Division, BEA
10:30-10:45	Break
10:45-12:30	Ideas for Improving Federal Data: A View from the Profession Moderator: John Kort, Chief, Regional Economic Analysis Division, BEA Speakers: Data, Data, Data: Progress and a Wish List (PowerPoint • 3,427 KB) , James T. Peach, Regents Professor, Economics and International Business, New Mexico State University Federal Statistics in Local Economic Development (PowerPoint • 427 KB) , Lyssa Jenkens, VP, Business Information and Research, Greater Dallas Chamber BEA Regional Data and the Dallas FED (PowerPoint • 99 KB) , Frank D. Berger, Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
12:45-1:30	Networking Luncheon
1:45-4:00	BEA Technical Workshop — Overview of BEA's Regional Accounts (PowerPoint • 1,962 KB) , Rob Brown, Chief, Regional Economic Measurement Division, BEA Using Personal Income Statistics (PowerPoint • 1,913 KB) , David G. Lenze, Senior Economist, Regional Measurement Division, BEA Employing Gross State Product Data (PowerPoint • 2,622 KB) , George K. Downey, Chief, Regional Product Branch, BEA Applying the Regional Input-Output Multipliers (RIMS) (PowerPoint • 2,037 KB) , Zoe O. Ambargis, Chief, RIMS Section
4:00	Adjourn