Rancho Cucamonga, CA, January 28^th, 2016 – The IMA^®  Inland Empire Chapter is proud to announce our February Technical Meeting. The next meeting will take place on Thursday February 18^th, 2016.

This month we welcome Manfred Keil, Professor of Economics, Claremont McKenna College.

Professor Keil has been a professor of economics at Claremont McKenna College since 1995. He was the Chair of the Faculty of the Department of Economics and The Robert Day School of Economics and Finance from 2006-2009. His expertise is in macroeconomics, comparative economic performance, and statistics/econometrics. Prof. Keil has led an important summer exchange program with Yonsei University, Korea since its inception in 2011, and has developed his Silicon Valley Program course, Quantitative Data Analysis, taught to approximately 15 students in the CMC program there. He is a Fellow of the Rose Institute (CMC) and a Research Associate of the Lowe Institute (CMC), where he leads the joint CMC-UCLA Anderson School Forecast for the Inland Empire. His current research involves minimum wages and employment trends, and business cycle analysis.

Professor Keil earned his PhD in economics from the London School of Economics. He earned a Master of Science in econometrics and mathematical economics from LSE, and a Master of Arts in economics at the University of Texas, Austin.

Professor Keil will be presenting an economic presentation titled “Good News Bad News for the Inland Empire”

Some highlights include:

•           2nd Fastest Growing MSA in CA

•           Employment has recovered to pre-recession levels, but output has not…

•           High value generating sectors, manufacturing and construction, have been replaced by lower-paying sectors, health and education services and leisure and hospitality.

 

RSVP:  Michele Clark at Michele.Clark@parkerlynch.com or 909-466-8880

Or follow this link for prepaid reservations: http://www.imaie.imanet.org/events

SPECIAL RATES FOR STUDENTS:

$15.00 student non-IMA members

$10.00 student IMA members

Must have current student ID and IMA membership number to qualify for these rates.

Pre-pay or PayPal $32, or at the door $37, Students $15 w/pre-reservation and current student ID.

 

About IMA^® (Institute of Management Accountants)
IMA^®, the association of accountants and financial professionals in business, is one of the largest and most respected associations focused exclusively on advancing the management accounting profession. Globally, IMA supports the profession through research, the CMA^® (Certified Management Accountant) program, continuing education, networking, and advocacy of the highest ethical business practices. IMA has a global network of more than 65,000 members in 120 countries and 200 local chapter communities. IMA provides localized services through its offices in Montvale, N.J., USA; Zurich, Switzerland; Dubai, UAE; and Beijing, China. For more information about IMA, please visit www.imanet.org.

 

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