Event Details

LABTA Welcomes

Corporate Partner Of The Month - March 2010

Economic Outlook 2010

Guest Speaker:

Christopher Thornberg, Founding Partner, Beacon Economics

Date:

3/10/2010

RSVP By:

3/5/2010

Registration Time:

6:00 p.m.

Program Time:

6:45 p.m.

Venue:

Manhattan Beach Marriott

Address:

1400 Parkview Ave. Manhattan Beach CA 90266

Phone:

310-546-7511

Directions:

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Parking:

Self Parking: Hosted by property Valet Parking: $19

Cost:

RSVP:

Event Details:

Dr. Thornberg will brief us on the economic outlook for 2010. Thornberg is an expert in the study of regional economies, real estate dynamics, labor markets and business forecasting. He has been involved in a number of special studies measuring the impact of important events on the economy, including the NAFTA treaty, the California power crisis, port security, California water transfer programs and the September 11th terrorist attacks.

Speaker Details:

Christopher Thornberg is an expert in the study of regional economies, real estate dynamics, labor markets and business forecasting. In 2006 he co-founded Beacon Economics, an economic research and consulting firm that specializes in real estate markets, local economic development, and public and private policy issues.

Prior to launching Beacon, he was an economist with UCLA’s Anderson Forecast where he regularly authored economic outlooks for California, Los Angeles, and the East Bay. He also developed a number of specialized forecasts for various regions and industries. Previously he has taught in the MBA program at UC San Diego’s Rady School of Business, at Thammasat University in Bangkok, Thailand, and has held a faculty position in the economics department at Clemson University.

Dr. Thornberg holds a Ph.D in Business Economics from The Anderson School at UCLA, and a B.S. in Business Administration from the State University of New York at Buffalo.

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