Bureau of Labor Statistics Technical Advisory Committee
June 15, 2012
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Conference Center, Rooms 1 and 2
2 Massachusetts Avenue, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20212
9:00
Opening remarks and introductions; agency update
9:15
Price Indexes for Foreign Inputs
Measurement Issues Arising from Globalization: Biases to Import and Input
Price Indexes
Presenter: Susan Houseman
The Input Price Index
Presenter: William Alterman
Implications for Productivity Statistics
Presenter: John Ruser
10:15
Break
10:30
Price Indexes for Foreign Inputs
Discussants: Carol Corrado, Emi Nakamura
11:30
Discussion of future priorities
11:45
Lunch
1:00
Discussion of future priorities
1:30
Current Employment Statistics (CES) Revisions
Presenter: Ken Robertson
Discussant: Jean Opsomer
2:45
Break
3:00
Current Employment Statistics (CES) Birth/Death Model
Presenter: Kirk Mueller
Discussant: Steven Davis
4:30
Approximate conclusion