What’s Next in Orange County’s Economic Recovery?

What/Who:           

What does the future hold for housing, retail sales, exports/imports and investments? Economists Anil Puri, director of Cal State Fullerton’s Institute for Economic and Environmental Studies, and Mira Farka, associate professor of economics, will discuss these and other issues during the Mihaylo College of Business and Economics’ annual Midyear Economic Forecast.

When:           

Thursday, April 19
11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Where:           

Hyatt Regency Irvine
17900 Jamboree Road, Irvine, 92614

Cost:           

$75 per person, $700 for a table of 10. Registration is required and available online on the Mihaylo College website.

Background:             

Anil Puri has served as dean of Mihaylo College of Business and Economics since 1999. As director of the Institute for Economic and Environmental Studies, he has provided economic forecasts twice a year for 17 years and led the institute in numerous studies and policy advice on economic and environmental issues.

Before joining CSUF, Mira Farka worked on Wall Street as a research consultant and as an economist with Deutsche Bank in New York, where she was responsible for designing economic and statistical models to forecast currency rates, stock returns and macroeconomic indicators. As co-director of the Institute for Economic and Environmental Studies, the associate professor of economics’ forecasting expertise is sought by a number of governmental and private entities. She co-authors the region’s only international trade forecast.

More Info:           

Alice Rodriguez, events coordinator, Mihaylo College of Business and Economics, 657-278-4229 or arodriguez@fullerton.edu

Media Contacts:           

Anil Puri, Mihaylo College of Business and Economics, 657-278-2592 or apuri@fullerton.edu

Pamela McLaren, 657-278-4852 or pmclaren@fullerton.edu