AGENDA -- BEA Advisory Committee Meeting

BEA Advisory Committee Meeting May 2nd, 2008 Bureau of Economic Analysis 1441 L Street, NW Washington, DC TIME 8:30 – 9:00 am TOPICS Registration and Coffee SPEAKERS 9:00 – 9:30 am Welcome and Opening Remarks Steve Landefeld Dale Jorgenson Bruce Grimm & Brian Sliker Discussant: Bob Gordon 9:30 – 10:45 am Sources of Moderation in the Volatility of GDP 10:45 – 11:00am 11:00 – 12:30 pm Break Effects of Terms of Trade on GDP, Productivity and Command-Basis GNP Marshall Reinsdorf Discussant(s): Michael Mandel, Business Week & Bill Nordhaus 12:30 – 1:30 pm 1:30 – 2:00 pm Lunch Director’s Comments: Update on BEA Activities Steve Landefeld 2:00pm – 3:30pm New PCE Classification Clint McCully Discussant(s): David Lebow, Federal Reserve Board & Barry Bosworth 3:30pm Adjournment Agenda date: April 22nd, 2008