ADVISORY/The UCLA Anderson Forecast and CERA To Detail Economic Impacts and Solutions Regarding the California Energy Crisis.Business & Education Editors ADVISORY...for Thursday (June 28) LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 21, 2001 Economists with the UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX Anderson Forecast, in conjunction with Cambridge Energy Research Associates Cambridge Energy Research Associates, also known as CERA, is a consulting company that specializes in advising governments and private companies on energy markets, geopolitics, industry trends, and strategy. (CERA), will release a detailed report on the economic effects of the California energy crisis at the June 28 conference at The Anderson School Anderson School may refer to:
The energy report will detail the first economic projections of likely outcomes from two alternatives -- state intervention vs. market responsive measures -- commonly proposed to resolve the California power crisis.
WHAT: UCLA Anderson Forecast Conference "Can California Grow in
the Dark, Part 2: Managing a Downturn"
WHO: Edward Leamer, director, UCLA Anderson Forecast
Tom Lieser, senior economist, UCLA Anderson Forecast
Michael Zenker, director, Western Energy, CERA
WHEN: June 28, 2001
1 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Energy report will be presented from 4 p.m to 5 p.m.
WHERE: Korn Convocation Hall
The Anderson School at UCLA
110 Westwood Plaza
Los Angeles, California
RSVP: Members of the media contact Kimberly Lisella at
310/206-7707 or Carol Tucker at 310/206-8197 for
further information. Media can obtain copies of the
report in advance, under embargo. To arrange to listen
to the UCLA Anderson Forecast/CERA presentation,
contact Melanie Fahey at 713/222-1600 or
mfahey@sommersassoc.com.
As customary, UCLA Anderson Forecasters will unveil their latest economic predictions for the state and nation at the conference. The economists will give an update on the national recession outlook and answer impending im·pend intr.v. im·pend·ed, im·pend·ing, im·pends 1. To be about to occur: Her retirement is impending. 2. questions such as "Can the Fed prevent a national recession?" And, "Will California join the nation in a recession?" The conference will also include a rare presentation by former California Governor Pete Wilson For others named Pete Wilson, see . Peter Barton Wilson (born August 23, 1933) is an American Republican politician from California. Wilson served as the thirty-sixth Governor of California (1991–1999), the culmination of more than three decades in the public arena that at 1 p.m., and an energy deregulation Deregulation The reduction or elimination of government power in a particular industry, usually enacted to create more competition within the industry. Notes: Traditional areas that have been deregulated are the telephone and airline industries. panel featuring speakers: -- Pete Wilson, former Governor of California -- Kathleen Connell, California State Controller -- Peter Navarro, professor, Graduate School of Management, UC Irvine -- Fred Furlong, vice president, Financial and Regional Studies, Federal Reserve Board of San Francisco The UCLA Anderson Business Forecast is the most widely followed and often-cited forecast for the state of California, and is unique in predicting both the seriousness of the early-1990s downturn in California and Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, , and the strength of the state economy's rebound since 1993. Cambridge Energy Research Associates (CERA) is a leading advisor to major international companies, financial institutions and organizations, delivering strategic knowledge and independent analysis on energy markets, geopolitics geopolitics, method of political analysis, popular in Central Europe during the first half of the 20th cent., that emphasized the role played by geography in international relations. , industry trends and strategy. CERA is headquartered in Cambridge, Mass., and has offices in Bangkok, Beijing, Calgary, Houston, Mexico City Mexico City Spanish Ciudad de México City (pop., 2000: city, 8,605,239; 2003 metro. area est., 18,660,000), capital of Mexico. Located at an elevation of 7,350 ft (2,240 m), it is officially coterminous with the Federal District, which occupies 571 sq mi , Moscow, Oakland, Oslo, Paris, Sao Paolo, Seoul and Washington, D.C. For UCLA Anderson Forecast conference updates, visit www.uclaforecast.com. |
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