U.S. TRADE DEFICIT REVIEW
COMMISSION

R - E - M - I - N - D - E - R

PRESS RELEASE 9 (Revised)

PUBLIC HEARING OF THE
US TRADE DEFICIT REVIEW COMMISSION

3rd Technical Briefing on the Trade Deficit
"Causes, Consequences, Impacts -- Solutions Continued"

Washington, DC

(WASHINGTON, DC) -- The Trade Deficit Review Commission will hold its third technical briefing on Friday, December 10, 1999, in the form of an extended briefing session by leading experts from industry, government, think tanks and universities. This will be the final session of the series on the trade deficit causes, consequences, impacts and solutions. The hearings will be held in Washington, D.C. in Room 216 of the Hart Senate Office Building from 10:00 am to 4:30 pm.

The schedule follows:

Morning Session (10:00 to 12:30 pm)

The Chair:	Dimitri Papadimitriou
Panelists:	Robert Barbera, Hoenig & Co. Alan Blinder, The Brookings Institution & Princeton University Wynne Godley, The Jerome Levy Economics Institute of Bard College Robert Z. Lawrence, Council of Economic Advisors Paula Stern, The Stern Group

Afternoon Session (2:00 to 4:30 pm)

The Chair:	Dimitri Papadimitriou
Panelists:	Patrick Mulloy, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Market Access & Compliance Richard N. Cooper, Harvard University James K. Galbraith, University of Texas Peter Morici, University of Maryland/Economic Strategy Institute Anwar Shaikh, New School University