UCF Âé¶¹¾«Æ· S™s Department of Economics has teamed up with Cengage Learning of Stamford, Conn.,  to webcast two keynote speakers of the 8th annual Economics Teaching Conference in Orlando this week. The two-day conference brings together economists and economic instructors from around the world to Disney Âé¶¹¾«Æ· S™s Coronado Springs Resort.

Economists Alan Blinder and Greg Mankiw will be keynote speakers Thursday and Friday. Binder has been a consultant for the Clinton and Obama administrations, and Mankiw was head of George W. Bush Âé¶¹¾«Æ· S™s economic council and is an economic consultant to Mitt Romney.

Blinder will speak at 4 p.m. Nov. 8, and Mankiw will speak at 1 p.m. Nov. 9.