Speaker: Jesse B. Thompson, III, Senior Business Economist with the Houston Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.
Presentation:
Jesse focuses on the state of the energy and hydrocarbon processing industry and highlights the role they play in the regional economy of Houston and Texas more broadly. He puts this in the context of the global economy.
Speaker's bio:
Jesse Thompson serves as senior business economist at the Houston Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. Thompson, who joined the Bank in 2010, performs research and analysis on issues affecting the Houston and Gulf Coast economy. In particular, he studies issues surrounding area hydrocarbon industries. He also collects information for the Dallas Fed’s Beige Book summary of current economic conditions. He is author of the monthly Energy Indicators, the Houston Economic Indicators, and contributes to the quarterly publication Southwest Economy.
Thompson earned an MA in economics, with emphasis on empirical microeconomics, and BA in philosophy and economics from the University of Houston.
CPE Credit: 1 Credit hour
Prerequisites: None
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