Global Economic Forum
A Two-Day Seminar for High School Social Studies Teachers
June 30–July 1, 2008
San Antonio, Texas

This forum helped high school educators address key issues that impact the global economy.

Trade in goods and services, foreign exchange markets and international capital flows are integral parts of globalization, the integration of the world economies. This two-day event examined how these important topics as well as regional perspectives inform our understanding of the complex and interdependent global economy.

Sessions provided opportunities to learn how to use conference content for classroom application. One of the forum’s highlights was videoconferencing collaboration among the Federal Reserve Banks of Boston, Dallas and New York. A panel of economists addressed in particular the roles of Africa, Latin America and Europe in the world economy.

Agenda

• Speaker bios

Monday, June 30
8:00 a.m.			Continental Breakfast
8:25 a.m.			Welcome Blake Hastings, Vice President Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, San Antonio Branch
8:30 a.m.			Lesson Demonstration: Ten Basic Questions About Globalization Dallas Fed Economic Education Staff
9:30 a.m.			Globalization: An Overview Jim Dolmas, Senior Economist Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
10:30 a.m.			Break
10:45 a.m.			Classroom Instruction Modeling Trade Using Supply and Demand Princeton Williams, Senior Economic Education Specialist Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
11:45 a.m.			Lunch
12:45 p.m.			Balance of Payments and the Capital Account Steve Cobb, Chairman, Department of Economics, and Director, Center for Economic Education University of North Texas
2:00 p.m.			Trends in U.S.–Mexico Remittances Jesús Cañas, Assistant Economist Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, El Paso Branch
2:45 p.m.			Break
3:00 p.m.			Perspective on the Dollar José Joaquín López, Research Analyst Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, San Antonio Branch
4:00 p.m.			Wrap-up
4:15 p.m.			Reception
Tuesday, July 1
8:00 a.m.			Continental Breakfast
8:30			Classroom Instruction Modeling Exchange Rates Using Supply and Demand Princeton Williams, Senior Economic Education Specialist Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Video Conference Collaboration
	9:30 a.m.			Keynote Address The Irish Economic Miracle John Bruton, European Union Ambassador to the United States and Former Prime Minister of Ireland
	10:30 a.m.			Break/Boxed Lunches Panel on Regional Perspectives of the Global Economy
	11:30 a.m.			Think Again, This Time It’s for Real: Africa is on the Move Harry Broadman, Economic Adviser for the African Region World Bank
	11:50 a.m.			Comments and Q&A
	12:10 p.m.			A Look at Latin America through the Lens of Globalization Agustín del Río, Economist and Head of Regional Delegation Banco de México, Monterrey Branch
	12:30 p.m.			Comments and Q&A
	12:50 p.m.			European Perspective on Globalization Nigel Nagarajan, Head of Economic and Financial Affairs Delegation of the European Commission to the United States
	1:10 p.m.			Comments and Q&A
	1:30 p.m.			Adjourn from Video Conference and Break
1:45 p.m.			Putting It All Together for the Classroom Anne Macy, Gene Edwards Professor of Finance West Texas A&M University
3:15 p.m.			Evaluation and Wrap-up
3:30 p.m.			Adjourn