Data & Tools for Understanding Our State & Local Economies | Agenda

Regional Economic Analysis Project

Data & Tools for Understanding
Our State & Local Economies

Mississippi Regional Economic Analysis Project Training

April 3, 2008

Jackson, 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