FARMINGTON — Roy Van Til, retired University of Maine at Farmington professor of economics, will present Economic Factors in Presidential Elections at 11:45 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 16, in Room C-23 of the UMF Roberts Learning Center.

This timely presentation will explore the relationship of the party in charge of the White House with the overall economic conditions in the country. His approach is factual, nonpartisan, easily accessible and will cover the last 40 years. The talk will focus on topical issues including growth, inflation, taxation, unemployment, income distribution, immigration, deficit spending and costs of war and crime.

His interest in the link between the economy and politics dates back to his study at Swarthmore college and his doctoral work at Boston College. He taught economics at UMF for 16 years.

This event is free and open to the public. It is sponsored by the UMF Division of Social Sciences and Business and the Department of Business Economics.