In Brief
C. on February 26-27. Dr.
, Senior Fellow at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, and Robert Rector, Senior Research Fellow at The Heritage Foundation. m. You can view the conference program here .
Dr. Bernstein, who was Chief Economist and Economic Adviser to Vice President Joe Biden, has studied federal and state economic and fiscal policies, income inequality, and trends in employment and earnings, among other topics. Mr.
Rector has been an expert on poverty, welfare programs and immigration in America for more than 30 years, and played major roles in the 1996 welfare reform bill and critical analysis of legislation granting legal status to unauthorized immigrants. The NABE Economic Policy Conference is considered the leading annual event exploring the relationship between economics, business, and policy. This year's theme is “Promoting Sustained Growth: Policy Tensions and Risks”, focusing on challenges posed by globalization and trade, demographic and political shifts, and technological advances.