The Week Ahead: March 31-April 4

MONDAY

* The Brookings Institution and the Heritage Foundation hold discussion on the country's fiscal future.

* The U.S. Chamber of Commerce holds event on bilateral trade.

TUESDAY

* House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming holds hearing on oil and gas prices, oil company profits and clean, renewable fuels.

* The Peterson Institute for International Economics holds discussion on sovereign wealth funds.

WEDNESDAY

* Joint Economic Committee holds hearing on the economy with Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben S. Bernanke.

* The Center for Global Development holds forum with World Bank President Robert Zoellick.

THURSDAY

* The American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research holds discussion on the corporate income tax.

* The National Economists Club holds discussion on restructuring financial regulation.

FRIDAY

* The Nitze School of Advanced International Studies' International Development Program holds discussion on microfinance.