VIRTUAL Lunch and Learn:
2025 Economic Update

Ryotaro Tashiro
Outreach Economist and Advisor
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia

Webinar Details

Date and Time:

Wednesday, January 15, 2025 from noon ET

Duration:

Sixty (60) Minutes

This webinar is open to members and non-members. For members, complimentary registration is a benefit of PAFP membership. For non-members, the $35.00 registration fee is waived for this first event of 2025.

Session Description

Ryo Tashiro, an economist from the Federal Reserve, will be giving a general overview of the economy. He will be addressing a few key questions, including:

• What is the general outlook of the economy?
• How has the labor market performed?
• What is going on with inflation, and how does it impact monetary policy?

Speaker Bio

Ryotaro Tashiro

As an outreach economist and advisor, Ryo Tashiro travels across the Third District, speaking to various groups about the economic outlook and the functions of the Federal Reserve. He tries to avoid using economic jargon so that those without economic backgrounds can participate in the conversations.

Ryo views these interactions with the public as two-way streets. Not only does he see the importance of informing the public about what is going on with the economy and at the Fed, Ryo also thinks it is important to hear what individuals across the District are experiencing in the economy. Many of the research topics Ryo has pursued were inspired by these conversations with the public. Those topics include his two main areas of focus, labor economics and demographics. Among his many contributions to the Bank, Ryo is notably responsible for the Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia Economic Outlook Survey.

Prior to joining the Bank in June 2016, Ryo was a business analyst for Bloomberg, where he conducted research on issues related to equity data quality. He has a master’s degree in economics from the University of Michigan–Ann Arbor and a bachelor’s degree in economics from Kenyon College.