The Occasional Lecture Series
The Department of Economics brings experts from academia and the professional world to meet our students and share their expertise.
- Fall 2007
- "The U.S. Economic
Outlook"
Presented by Gary Zimmerman, senior economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. [Kate Buchanan Room, University Center, Monday, October 22nd, 2007, 4:00-6:00]. Click here to view the presentation (pdf format).
- Spring 2007
- "Careers with the
State Department Foreign Service"
Presented by Leslie (Les) W. McBee. Mr. McBee is the Diplomat-in-Residence (DIR) on the Berkeley campus of the University of California and will be talent-scouting for the Department of State in an effort to recruit a new generation of foreign policy professionals. Click here to see the flyer for this talk. - Fall 2006
- "Real Estate Bubbles
and California's Economic Growth"
Presented by Christopher Thornberg, PhD, Beacon Economics and formerly of UCLA Anderson Forecast. November 30th.You can click to see part 2 and part 3 of this talk.
- "The Banking
Industry:
Trends and Careers"
Presented by Dennis Hunter, VP Marketing Coast Central Credit Union; Fred Moore, CFO Redwood Capital Bank; and Martha Traphagen, Area VP Umpqua Bank. October 4th.You can click to see part 2, part 3, and part 4 of this talk.
- Spring 2006
- "Rules Versus
Discretion: The Challenge of Enforcing Environmental Regulations"
presented by Prof. Yo Nagai, Visiting Professor, Department of Economics, Humboldt State University. [Wildlife Bldg room 257, Friday 21 April 2006, 3:30 - 4:30]. Click here to see the flyer for this talk. - Spring 2005
- "The Relationship
Between Economically and Environmentally Marginal Land"
presented by Dr. John Deal, Visiting Professor, Department of Economics, Humboldt State University. [Founders Hall 163, Thurs 07 April 2005, 4:00 - 5:30] - Spring 2004
- "Capitalism and
American and Global Progress"
presented by Gary Walton, Professor of Economics, University of California, Davis. - Fall 2003
- "Environmental
Crimes
on the North Coast: Investigations, Prosecution and Deterence"
presented by Paul Hagen, Deputy District Attorney for the counties of Del Norte, Humboldt, and Lake; and Lt. Johathan Willcox, Game Warden for the California Department of Fish and Game. - Spring 2003
- "Energy Economics"
presented by Michal Moore, PhD, Chief Economist National Renewable Energy Laboratory