UR Downtown to host Virginia Association of Economists meeting

University of Richmond Downtown and the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond will host this year’s Virginia Association of Economists (VAE) annual meeting March 16-17. 

The keynote speaker is Allan Drazen, professor of economics at the University of Maryland and a research associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research and the Center for Economic Policy Research. Drazen’s current research focuses on various aspects of electoral politics and behavior of political leaders.

The event will kick off Thursday afternoon and will finish Friday at noon. For more information and conference registration information, visit the VAE website.

University of Richmond Downtown is located at 626 E. Broad Street. The location enhances sustained campus-community connections.

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