Connections: A Look at the Xerox Split; Are Lower Fuel Prices Good for the Economy?

We begin the hour with a discussion about the news from Xerox this week: the company will split into two publicly-traded companies, one for Document Technology, the other for Business Process Outsourcing. Our guests:

• George Conboy, chairman, Brighton Securities
• Kent Gardner, Ph.D., principal and chief economist, CGR
• Randy Gorbman, WXXI News Director

Then, gas prices are among the lowest in history -- adjusted for inflation -- but is this necessarily a good thing? We explore proposals for a gas price floor of three dollars or four dollars and the possible impact on climate and infrastructure. Our guests:

• Benjamin Deitchman, Ph.D., visiting assistant professor of public policy, RIT
• Kent Gardner, Ph.D., principal and chief economist, CGR