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PACIFIC NORTHWEST REGIONAL ECONOMIC CONFERENCE 2025

The 59th annual PNREC in Bellingham will focus on the next decade – where will we be in 2035 as the regional economy adapts to a changing climate and the wide bands of uncertainty created by emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence? We look forward to receiving your proposals in response to our upcoming call for papers and presentations.

Dates:

May 19-21, 2025

Location:

Four Points Sheraton in Bellingham

714 Lakeway Dr.

Bellingham, WA 98229

Proposed and planned sessions (so far):

Economic impacts of climate change on health
Monetary policy in the US and Canada
Economics of meeting PNW electricity grid requirements
- Including energy demand with data centers, EVs, building electrification, etc.
Multiple presentations on changes in commuting patterns (with hybrid work, evolving habits with mass transit, and more)
Labor market data – updates and explanations
Economics of dam removal in the PNW
Future of nuclear power in the PNW

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Conference Chair

Dr. Hart Hodges, Center for Economic and Business Research

Western Washington University

Featured Keynote Speakers:

Sylvain Leduc, Executive Vice President and Director of Economic Research

Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

Nick Bloom, William Eberle Professor of Economics

Stanford University

Nicholas (Nick) Bloom is the William Eberle Professor of Economics at Stanford University, a Senior Fellow of SIEPR, and the Co-Director of the Productivity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship program at the National Bureau of Economic Research. His research focuses on management practices and uncertainty. He previously worked at the UK Treasury and McKinsey & Company.

Robert McLeman, Professor of Geography and Environmental Studies

Wilfred Laurier University

Robert McLeman is Professor of Geography and Environmental Studies at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Canada. A former diplomat, Dr. McLeman is an internationally recognized expert on environmental migration. He researches the relationship between drought, migration, and population change in rural areas.

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The Pacific Northwest Regional Economic Conference is a non-profit organization established to promote research and education on the economy of the Northwest states and western Canada.

The PNREC Board of Directors is comprised of economists and regional analysts from the states of Washington, Oregon, Montana, Idaho, and the provinces of British Columbia and Alberta (with occasional participation from Alaska and northern California). They represent a cross section of professionals from academia, business, government, and consulting organizations in both countries.