Four Big Long-Term Issues With the Economy

From left: Matt Doyle, Gina Champion-Cain, Deborah Ruane, Tina Ngo Bartel, Alan Gin and Ray Major.

SAN DIEGO—From reduced employment opportunities to the “STEM divide,” the US needs to focus on these issues to achieve true economic growth, Alan Gin, associate professor of economics at USD School of Business, told attendees at last week’s 33^rd Annual San Diego County Economic Roundtable. Sponsored by the County of San Diego, the San Diego Workforce Partnership, the San Diego Union-Tribune and the University of San Diego School of Business, the event, which took place at USD, discussed a myriad of issues affecting the national and local economy.

Jaime Alonso Gomez, dean of the USD School of Business, began with some general comments about the local economy. The goal is for the San Diego region’s GDP, which closed 2016 at about $220 billion, to reach $250 billion, he said. Jeff Light, editor of the Union-Tribune, said there was a mixed bag of indicators about how the region is doing economically.