June 1, 1989
TO: RESEARCH COMMITTEE NO. 17-89
RE: DEVELOPING A RESEARCH AGENDA FOR FISCAL 1989-1990
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Enclosed is a compilation of research activity and proposed
projects for the fiscal year 1989-1990 which will be discussed at
the June 14th Research Committee meeting.
In order for you to develop a realistic assessment of our
work load, the projects are divided into three groups: Group A,
Potential New Projects; Group B, Carry-over Projects and High
Priority Work; Group C, Ongoing Data Collections. Please feel
free to comment on any of the enclosed material. In particular
consider Group B and C lists which, due to time limitations, may
not be reviewed in detail at the meeting unless you have
questions about specific items. You should be aware that Group C
constitutes our present fixed work load and there is little or no
flexibility regarding the implementation of the projects in Group
B.
Please direct your attention to considering the merits of
the research proposed in Group A. These are not listed in any
order of preference and during the meeting you may offer ideas
for research which are not covered here. The Committee will
discuss the proposed projects for new research. Following the
June meeting we will send you a list of Group A topics, revised
according to the discussion, and ask you to assign priority to
projects to be included into our next fiscal year's agenda. We
will tally all returns and factor this into our internal budget
planning process and staff time allocation.
An agenda for the June 14th meeting is enclosed. In
addition to the discussion of ongoing and proposed research,
please note that we will be discussing the operation of the FUNDS
system. It would be helpful to this discussion if you would
identify your own company's use or non-use of this system in some
detail prior to the meeting so that any problems or suggestions
by ultimate users can be reviewed.
We look forward to seeing you and as always, we welcome
your help in developing our next year's research agenda.
Jacob S. Dreyer
Vice President and
Chief Economist