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Mississippi Regional Economic Analysis Project Training
April 1, 2008
Gulf Park Campus
Long Beach, Mississippi
Agenda
Time
Topics(s)
Speaker(s)
8:15 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
Registration & Coffee
 
 
8:45 a.m. - 9 a.m.
"Welcome and Introductions"
Alvin Williams, College of Business, University of Southern Mississipppi
Bill Gunther, Bureau of Business and Economic Research, University of Southern Mississipppi
9 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
Where Does All this Data Come From?
"An Overview of BEA's Regional Accounts"
 
Rob Brown, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Economic Measurement Division
9:45 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
What Has MS-REAP Done with the BEA Data....and Why?
"An Overview of the Mississippi Regional Economic Analysis Project (MS-REAP)"
 
Gary Smith, Pacific Northwest Regional Economic Analysis Project
10:30 a.m. - 10:50 a.m.
Break
 
 
10:50 a.m. - 11:50 a.m.
"Tracking Changes in the Local Economy: The Importance of Looking at the Income Side of the Coin"
Gary Smith, Pacific Northwest Regional Economic Analysis Project
11:50 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Lunch
 
 
1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Tracking Changes in Your Local Economy
"Hands On....Using MS-REAP On Your Laptop!"
Part I - Graphic and Comparative Trends Analysis
Part II - Major Component Analysis
Part III - Analysis of Industry Structure and Performance
 
3 p.m. - 3:20 p.m.
Closing and an Evaluation...Online
 
 
3:20 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Networking & Refreshments
 
 
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