Speaker:  Dr. Michael L. Walden, North Carolina State University

Date/Time: October 14, 2008, 6:00 pm

Location: Hilton Raleigh-Durham Airport at RTP  Directions to Hilton Raleigh-Durham Airport at RTP, 4810 Old Page Road, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709

Registration: NCWTA Members $35; Non-Members $40; Students $15 with ID

Dr. Michael L. Walden is the William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences’ Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics and is a specialist with the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Services.  He is widely known for his ability to relate larger economic trends to individual consumers.  Every two weeks, Dr. Walden writes the “You Decide” newspaper column exploring key economic issues, and has authored several books including Smart Economics: Commonsense Answers to Fifty Questions About Government, Business, and Households, Everyday Economics, and Economic Issues: Rhetoric and Reality.  He has published journal articles on a wide array of subjects including, A New Look at Husbands' and Wives' Time Allocation and Dynamic Revenue Curves for North Carolina Taxes.  Dr. Walden received his Ph. D. from Cornell University in 1978.

Payments will be accepted in cash or check.  Cost includes buffet meal and 1 drink.  Additional drinks can be purchased.  No credit cards - checks and cash only.