Davos Annual Meeting 2004 - US Economic Recovery

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24.01.2004

Will the US Economy Recover Enough to Help the World?
Despite renewed growth and higher productivity, the US economic picture is marred by increasing budget and current account deficits, open-ended security costs, and a low level of job creation and private savings.
1) If the recent high growth rates of the US economy continue, will they assure President Bush's re-election?
2) What are the forecasts for the level of the US dollar vis-à-vis the euro and other currencies?
3) What choices will the US face in controlling its deficits?
4) How can the recovery benefit the labour market?
Alston D. Correll, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Georgia-Pacific, USA
Donald L. Evans, US Secretary of Commerce
Martin Feldstein, President and Chief Executive Officer, National Bureau of Economic Research, USA
Stephan F. Newhouse, President, Morgan Stanley, USA
John J. Sweeney, President, American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, USA
Moderated by
William R. Rhodes, Chairman, Citicorp and Citibank, and Senior Vice-Chairman, Citigroup, USA

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