In light of the global financial downturn, UH economics professor and Director of the Institute for Regional Forecasting Barton Smith will deliver an assessment of the national and local economies and offer insight on how the crisis will extend to Houston’s economy.
A New Administration/An Old Economy: Can We Change and Will Change Affect Houston? begins at 12:15 p.m. today at the Imperial Ballroom of the Hyatt Regency Houston Hotel, 1200 Louisiana St.
Smith, author of Handbook on the Houston Economy, is lauded for his analyses of both the Houston economy and local real-estate markets.
In addition to assessing implications the financial crisis will have on job security and stock-based retirement plans for Houstonians, the discussion will include Smith’s take on policy options for the coming presidential administration and how the crisis will affect the value of homes in the Houston area.
For more information, visit http://www.uh.edu/irf/index.htm.