| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: | CONTACT: Jesse Jacobs |
| Tuesday, March 5, 2002 | 202-224-4524 |
BANKING COMMITTEE TO HEAR FROM EXPERTS ON
ECONOMIC GROWTH AND EMPLOYMENT ISSUES
WILL FOLLOW FEDERAL RESERVE CHAIRMAN'S TESTIMONY
BEFORE COMMITTEE
Senator Paul S. Sarbanes (D-MD), Chairman of the Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, will bring a panel of prominent experts before the Committee to hear their views on the U.S. economic outlook, and obtain their recommendations for the appropriate policies to promote economic growth and employment. The testimony will follow the appearance of Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan before the Committee on March 7, where he is scheduled to deliver his semi-annual report on monetary policy.
The hearing will be held:
10:00 A.M.
538 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING
Scheduled to appear before the Committee are:
- Dr. Robert Solow, Professor of Economics, MIT, Nobel Laureate;
- Dr. Joseph Stiglitz, Professor of Economics, Columbia University, Nobel Laureate;
- Dr. Alan Krueger, Professor of Economics, Princeton University; and
- Mr. David Malpass, Chief International Economist, Bear, Stearns and Co.
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