UCLA Anderson Forecast Presents: December 2008 Economic Forecast Conference

--(BUSINESS WIRE)--UCLA Anderson School of Management:

WHAT: UCLA Anderson Forecast Economists will release their quarterly economic outlook for the Nation and California regions. In addition the quarterly Forecast, there will be a formal question and answer session. This conference is for Forecast members only. Topics to be discussed include:

• Might consumers be in a holiday mood this year?
• Will Santa Claus be laid off? What will be our New Year's resolutions?
• The recession, how bad? How long?
• Will the decline in residential real estate severely impact commercial real estate?
• What will the new Obama administration do?
• Does the Fed have anymore tricks left in its bag?
• Wall street melts down, does California?
• Housing prices continue to fall, is it free fall?
• The commercial office market, is there light at the end of the tunnel?

WHO:

Edward Leamer, director, UCLA Anderson Forecast

David Shulman, senior economist, UCLA Anderson Forecast.

Jerry Nickelsburg, senior economist, UCLA Anderson Forecast.

Levan Efremidze, economist, UCLA Anderson Forecast.

Akinori Tomohara, economist, UCLA Anderson Forecast.

WHEN: 11 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Thursday, December 11, 2008.

11:00 – 12:00 a.m., Registration.

12:00 – 1:00 p.m., Luncheon.

1:00 – 3:30 p.m., Conference.

WHERE: Executive Dining Room, UCLA Anderson School of Management; 110 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095.

WEBSITE: www.uclaforecast.com