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Breakfast with the Economists: A Mid-Year Look at the Economy

The University of Arizona’s Eller College of Management presents the annual Mid-Year Economic Update breakfast – June 18 at the Doubletree Hotel Tucson at Reid Park.

TUCSON, Ariz. – June 8, 2009 – Is there light at the end of the tunnel? Last year’s fourth quarter and this year’s first quarter found the nation’s economy in free fall. Declines in nearly every measure have been simply stunning. The “Great Recession” has developed into the deepest and longest since World War II. Both fiscal and monetary policy makers have introduced unprecedented rescue programs in an effort to replace private sector demand. Are these measures enough? How long will we have to wait to see results? Are we sowing the seeds for the next “bubble?”

Join us for breakfast with economists Gerald J. Swanson and Marshall J. Vest as they answer these questions and offer insights on what to expect in Arizona’s economy for the remainder of 2009. The Mid-Year Economic Update is sponsored by Chase.

The breakfast is $22 per person. Register online at www.eller.arizona.edu/outlook or call 520.626.7842.

What:
Breakfast with the Economists: A Mid-Year Economic Update

Where:
Doubletree Hotel Tucson at Reid Park
445 South Alvernon Way
Tucson, Ariz.

When:
Thursday, June 18
7:00 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.

Who:

• Paul R. Portney, Dean of The University of Arizona’s Eller College of Management
• Gerald J. Swanson, Thomas R. Brown Chair in Economic Education
• Marshall J. Vest, director of the Economic and Business Research Center

NOTE: Members of the media may attend the luncheon at no cost. Please contact Liz Warren-Pederson to be added to the media list.

The Eller College of Management at the University of Arizona is internationally recognized for pioneering research, innovative curriculum, distinguished faculty, excellence in management information systems, entrepreneurship, and social responsibility. U.S. News & World Report ranks the Eller undergraduate program #14 among public business schools and three of its programs are among the top 20 — Entrepreneurship, MIS, and Management. U.S. News & World Report ranks the Eller MBA Full-Time program #44 in the U.S. and #21 among public business schools. The College leads the nation’s business schools in generating grant funds for research. In addition to a Full-Time MBA program, the Eller College offers an Evening MBA program and the Eller Executive MBA. The Eller College of Management supports approximately 5,700 undergraduate and 700 graduate students on the UA campus in beautiful Tucson, Arizona.

Press Contact:
Liz Warren-Pederson, Eller College of Management
520.626.9547, news@eller.arizona.edu

For additional information, please contact us.