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Our Economists
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| Dougie Adams is responsible for coordinating and managing Oxford Economics’ consultancy projects. He has led Oxford Economics’ work in a range of consultancy projects, including detailed analysis of the economic impact of particular industries, including commercial property, the performance of regional economies, and policy proposals to government on labour market issues and on the discount rate assumptions used in the settlement of compensation claims. Dougie has been working with Oxford Economics since 2002, having previously worked in investment management and the public sector. Dougie spent the first eleven years of his career in the public sector, working in economist roles at the Scottish Office, the European Commission and the Scottish Development Agency, where he was particularly involved in the Agency’s strategy towards the service sector. In the 16 years to 2002 he worked in senior economics, marketing and sales roles with a number of leading investment management companies, including a 12 year spell with the multinational fund manager Franklin Templeton, where he was Marketing and then Business Development Director for Europe. During this period he was responsible for the establishment of a number of investment funds and sat on the boards of a number of public companies. Dougie was educated at Glasgow University, graduating with a first class honours degree in Political Economy and Economic Statistics, and at Strathclyde University where he gained an MBA. ........................................................................................................ | |||||||||||
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| Kiran Ahmed joined Oxford Economics as an Economist in August 2007. She is part of the industry forecasting team and her work on the International Industry Model primarily involves the metals and intermediate goods sectors. Kiran has also been involved in consultancy work including a bespoke project for Airbus, an economic and social impact study for the Corporation of London and a study for the UK Film Council investigating the economic consequences of film tax relief changes.
Prior to joining Oxford Economics, Kiran worked for three years at CRU, a major metals & mining consultancy, as an analyst in the Aluminium team. During her time there, she contributed to primary aluminium demand analysis and downstream supply & demand analysis for the team’s regular products and was the editor of one of the team’s monthly publications.
Kiran also worked on consultancy projects and contributed to the production of CRU’s macroeconomic forecasts.
Kiran was educated at Kingston University where she obtained a BA(Hons) in Economics and at Nottingham University where she obtained an MSc in Economics.
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| Pablo has been a senior economist at Oxford Economics since 2001, working as part of the macroeconomic team. He is responsible for the analysis and forecast of the Latin American economies. Pablo has also been managing a series of consultancy projects related to the tourist sector, including the development Tourism Satellite Accounts for a number of countries and regions. He is co-creator of the Oxford Latin American Economic History Database (OxLAD), a comprehensive dataset covering twenty countries in the region for the period 1900-2000. Pablo has a D.Phil. in Economics and a M.Sc. in Development Economics from the University of Oxford. He also has an undergraduate degree in System Engineering from the Universidad de los Andes, Venezuela. Before joining OEF he was research fellow at St. Antony’s College, Oxford, where he worked on issues related to developing countries. He is fluent in English and Spanish and has an intermediate level of Portuguese. ........................................................................................................ | |||||||||||
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| Karen Barklie is an Assistant Economist in the Regional Division of Oxford Economics. Since joining the company in September 2007, Karen has worked with the qualitative team by collecting and preparing data for modelling outputs and gathering information for use in qualitative projects. She also helped with the qualitative research for a project on behalf of North Down Borough Council, a Case for City Region Development, by conducting local business interviews and helping with the analysis of the commuter survey. More recently she has been involved in conducting an audit of public sector employment within the Down District and running scenario impact analysis. She also helps with the monthly update of Oxford Economics’ Yorkshire Forward job announcement database.
Karen graduated from Queen’s University, Belfast in July 2007 with a Bachelor of Science, First Class Honours Degree, in Economics with Spanish. She also spent a year of study in Spain, completing an International Programme of Spanish Studies, consisting of both a language and business component, in conjunction with the University of Malaga. ........................................................................................................ | |||||||||||
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| Matteo Carrozza is an Economist at Oxford Economics where he is responsible for monitoring and forecasting developments in the South African, African and OPEC economies. He is also in charge of maintaining the Oxford Economics’ global macro-econometric model for these countries. He has also worked on a macroeconomic modelling of 175 countries for Swiss Re. Matteo read Economics at the University of Edinburgh, from where he graduated with an upper-second class degree in 2003. He then obtained a DEA (Diplôme des Hautes Etudes, a two-years Master’s degree) in International Economics at the Graduate Institute of International Studies of Geneva in 2005 where he wrote a thesis on the effect of FDI on growth. In his final year he was an intern at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development UNCTAD, where he analysed the effect of FDI in Nigeria. After graduating he worked for one year at the economics department of Caterpillar. ........................................................................................................ | |||||||||||
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| Adrian Cooper is responsible for coordinating and managing Oxford Economics’ global economic analysis, forecasting and consultancy activities, and overseeing its team of economists based in Oxford, London and Philadelphia. He has led Oxford Economics’ work on a wide array of consultancy projects, ranging from policy advice to government departments in Europe, Africa and Asia to detailed analysis of the economic impact of particular industries and investment proposals. Adrian also heads up Oxford Economics’ detailed forecasting work on the UK economy. Adrian spent the first seven years of his career with HM Treasury, England. During this time, he worked on the analysis of tax and other economic policy changes as part of the preparations for the UK Budget. He was also the coordinator of the government's macroeconomic forecast for two years. Prior to joining Oxford Economics in 1994, Adrian was UK economist for James Capel & Company, responsible for analysing and forecasting the UK economy for institutional investors, as well as briefing Capel's own traders. Adrian was educated at the University of Bristol, England, where he gained a first class degree in Economics; and at the London School of Economics and Political Science, England, where he achieved a distinction in the MSc in Economics and won the Ely Devons prize for outstanding performance in the degree examinations. ........................................................................................................ | |||||||||||
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| Ashleigh Craig is an economist with Oxford Economics’ regional services division, having joined Oxford Economics in January 2007, prior to which she was an economist with Regional Forecasts Ltd. In her time with Regional Forecasts Ltd Ashleigh has worked on various projects ranging from assisting in the development of forecasting models at regional and sub-regional level, to producing extensive analysis of sub-regional economies. Ashleigh specialises in qualitative analysis and survey design, and was one of the leading authors on the Derry Labour Market Review. This included demand and supply side analysis of the key sectors in the Derry City Council area and involved various workshop sessions with stakeholders and community groups. Ashleigh also authored and assisted in the development of Cookstown District Council’s socio-economic profile. Ashleigh also contributes to the development of the ongoing bi-annual Regional Economic Outlook and regional chapter writing. Ashleigh graduated in 2006 with a degree in economics from the University of Ulster, Jordanstown. During this time Ashleigh worked with Regional Forecasts Ltd as a research assistant where she assisted on several forecasting models and research studies including the West of Scotland forecasts and the Education and Welfare Workforce Planning Model conducted on behalf of the Belfast Education and Library Board. ........................................................................................................ | |||||||||||
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| Marie holds an MSc (Cambridge) in Economics and is a graduate from the Ecole Centrale Paris. She joined OEF in 1997, working for three years as an analyst on European countries. She was also involved in specialist model-building and consultancy projects and in OEF’s international industry service. In 2000, Marie moved to the European Central Bank where as a Principal Economist, she took various roles, in forecasting, economic research and monetary policy analysis. In particular, she developed a set of models for short-term forecasting. After five years, she went to work for Brevan Howard, one of the largest European hedge funds. She advised the fund’s traders on economic and monetary policy developments. In 2007, Marie returned to Oxford Economics, where she is working on a variety of consultancy projects for private companies and public and international organisations. ........................................................................................................ | |||||||||||
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| Victoria Cunningham joined Oxford Economics as an economist in October 2007. She is part of the macroeconomic team, and is responsible for monitoring and forecasting economies using Oxford Economics global model - in particular the Philippines and Thailand. She also regularly writes country briefs for developing countries, and participates in consultancy projects.
Victoria was educated at Oxford University, where she studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics; and at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London where she obtained an MSc in Development Economics. Prior to joining Oxford Economics, Victoria worked as the senior economist in the Debt Management Division of the Ministry of Finance in Guyana and as an analyst at the Bank of England.
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| Pierre Delage is an Economist with Oxford Economics, where he has been responsible for forecasting European and Asian economies within the European and Emerging Market teams. He has also been involved in a broader bi-annual forecast round of smaller economies. He is now based in Paris to conduct business development tasks in France and Europe. Pierre is a graduate from the Ecole Superieure de Commerce de Paris, a leading French Grande Ecole, where he followed a major in Finance. After that, he had a short experience at Arthur Andersen and a one-year job as a Financial Analyst in the internet division of the French conglomerate Vivendi Universal in Paris. He then chose to turn to macroeconomics by following a MSc in Macroeconomics from Paris-Dauphine University, where he focused on the concepts of macroeconomic equilibrium and fundamental exchange rate. Pierre also holds a BA in Philosophy from the Paris-Sorbonne University. ........................................................................................................ | |||||||||||
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| Keith Edmonds is a senior economist at Oxford Economics, working as part of its international industries team, analysing global trends in the motor vehicle and high-tech sectors as well as the tourism sector, whilst also covering macroeconomic trends in Mexico and Chile. He has led Oxford Economics’ work on a wide array of consultancy projects, including the production of detailed Tourism Satellite Accounts, models for particular industries and studies of charity legacy income. He also coordinates Oxford Economics’ annual forecast for the global tourism industry which covers 175 countries. Prior to joining Oxford Economics in June 2001, Keith worked as a professional economist for fifteen years in London, mainly in City investment banks, and was deputy head of research at the Japanese bank Mizuho International (formerly the Industrial Bank of Japan) from 1994-2000 and a senior economist at NatWest Markets (from 1989-94). His primary focus was on forecasting European economic and monetary developments, in particular analysing the development of Europe’s single currency and enlargement projects. Keith was educated in 1979-82 at King’s College, Cambridge, England, where he gained an upper second class degree in Economics; and in 1982-83 at the University of Sussex, England, where he achieved an MA in Development Economics. He then spent 1983-85 working in Uganda’s Ministry of Planning and Economic Development in Kampala and has maintained an interest in Africa subsequently through several vacations there. ........................................................................................................ | |||||||||||
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| Neil Gibson is the director of Oxford Economics’ Regional Services Division, having joined Oxford Economics in January 2007 as part of the merger with Regional Forecasts where he was the Managing Director. In his role he is responsible for Oxford’s regional products which include the bi-annual Regional Economic Outlook and a range of be-spoke local models for areas such as Greater Manchester, the Black Country and West of Scotland. He works closely with Alan Wilson and Sam Moore at Oxford to provide a senior team focussed on regional matters. Neil has managed a number of high profile project both during his time with Oxford / Regional Forecasts and previously as a senior economist in PricewaterhouseCoopers. He has particular experience in developing forecast models, delivering evidence based policy advice and providing thought leadership on issues facing regional and sub-regional economies. He is a regular commentator in the Northern Ireland press on economic matters a contributor to the annual Regional Economic Conference. Recently he has been leading Oxford Economics’ research into urban renaissance and the role and importance of cities in supporting future growth. Coupled with this has been the development of unique housing forecast models which link economic / demographic projections and the housing market in a comprehensive empirical way. Other areas of specialism include analysis relating to the impact of the shift towards the service sector economy and the issues facing businesses and economies resulting from the recent rise in migrant levels. Neil graduated in 1999 with a degree in economics from the University of Ulster, Jordanstown. He later obtained an MSc in Computers and Applications from Queen’s University in Belfast in 2001. During this period, Neil worked with the Northern Ireland Economic Research Centre (NIERC) who formerly assisted in the production of Oxford Economics’ Regional Economic Outlook where he managed the development of the forecasts for the UK regions. Neil also worked as a Senior Economist at PricewaterhouseCoopers where he co-ordinated various consultancy projects including the annual review of the Northern Ireland economy. ........................................................................................................ | |||||||||||
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| Sian Fenner is a Senior Economist in Oxford Economics, having joined from the Australian Federal Treasury. She is responsible for forecasting and monitoring a number of economies including Australia, South Africa and Indonesia as well as non-oil commodity prices. She is also responsible for a number of forecasting related projects, including projecting global world trade of commodities and shipping freight rates for a major shipping company; forecasting London house prices and identifying leading indicators for the property market for a major investor.
She spent the first six years of her career as an economist at the Australian Federal Treasury. Her principle roles centred around macroeconomic forecasting, building and maintaining economic models and accessing risks to the macroeconomy for a number of countries and sectors. She has published a number of articles for the Australian Treasury including: Developments in Crude Oil Markets and Recent Productivity Outcomes and Australia’s Potential Growth. She was educated at La Trobe University Australia, where she received a scholarship for her honours year and graduated with a first class honours in Economics, majoring in econometrics. She has since commenced her Masters in Economics at the Australian National University. ........................................................................................................ | |||||||||||
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| David Goodger is a senior economist within Oxford Economics’ Tourism Economics division, and is primarily responsible for developing and maintaining the global model of tourism flows and spending covering around 175 origins and destinations. He also takes an active role in consultancy work and has recently contributed to projects to help destinations in identifying key origin markets. Since joining Oxford Economics in 2000, David Goodger has been involved in the full range of forecasting and modelling activities. He has worked within both the macroeconomic and industrial forecasting teams, contributing to regular reports as well as client specific studies and ongoing model development. More recently David has worked within the consultancy division, with an emphasis on the energy sector and analysis of carbon abatement policies. David was educated at the University of Bristol, England, where he gained a first class degree in Economics with Statistics; and at the London School of Economics and Political Science, England, where he graduated with an MSc in Econometrics and Mathematical Economics. ........................................................................................................ | |||||||||||
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| Dmitry Gourov joined Oxford Economics as an Economist in September 2006. He is responsible for monitoring and forecasting developments in the Eastern European economies, with a focus on Bulgaria, Croatia and Romania. He also covers Oxford Economics' forecasts and analyses on 100 small and intermediate emerging economies. Having used the Oxford Economics’ global model, he has developed the necessary skills to help forecast key variables, concerning a whole host of economies. Dmitry was educated at Tilburg University, the Netherlands, where he gained a BSc in International Economics and Finance and a MSc in Economics. He also spent a trimester studying abroad at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland as part of the Socrates exchange programme. Apart from English, Dmitry is fluent in Russian, Dutch and Byelorussian, and has a good knowledge of German. ........................................................................................................ | |||||||||||
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| Graham will be permanently based in Cambridge from the beginning of March. He has worked closely with OEF on forecasting and consultancy for many years as Director of Regional Forecasts Ltd and recently joined Oxford Economics on the merger of the two companies. He was seconded as Special Adviser to the Northern Ireland First Minister on economic policy from November 1999 -2002. Prior to this, he was the Director of the Northern Ireland Economic Research Centre, the office of which he held since the Centre was established in 1985. Before that, he was a Senior Research Officer in the Department of Applied Economics, University of Cambridge and Economics Fellow of Selwyn College, Cambridge. His research specialisms are regional economic policy and forecasting and small firms. He is the author of a large number of books, reports and journal articles on regional economic growth in the UK and on the growth of small firms. He has also published widely on economic development issues in Northern Ireland. He has recently been involved in developing local forecast models for a number of UK urban areas including Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow and Belfast. This work has entailed development of detailed local forecasting models which cover housing variables in addition to economic variables. Advising local government on urban policy to support economic growth is currently a major straw in Graham’s work in Regional Forecasts. He has been advisor to the House of Commons NI Affairs Committee, a member of the Labour Party Commission on the Future of Regional Policy in England, a member of the CBI Corporate affairs Committee in Northern Ireland and a member of the Executive Committee of the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) in Dublin. He was a member of the NIERC Board from 2002-4, and is currently a member of the Board of the Economic Research Institute of Northern Ireland (ERINI). Graham graduated from the University of London in 1968 with a first class degree in geography. After which he also obtained a PhD from the University of Leicester (1974) and degree in mathematics with the Open University (1978). ........................................................................................................ | |||||||||||
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| Graeme Harrison is a Senior Economist in the Regional Division of Oxford Economics. He leads a range of consultancy projects on behalf of public bodies in GB and NI. This work ranges from extensive economic analysis and forecasting to providing guidance in the area of policy planning. Recent major projects Graeme has been involved with include an economic impact assessment of the Black Country Spatial Strategy; research into reversing population decline across UK cities; and setting district council targets for Invest Northern Ireland’s Start-A-Business Programme. He has also lead several consultancy projects for the World Bank and DfID in Uganda, most recently undertaking a public expenditure review of the conflict-affected Northern region, and has provided technical macroeconomic advisory services to the Ugandan Ministry of Finance. Prior to joining Oxford Economics, Graeme spent 2 years as a Senior Economist working for the Ugandan Ministry of Finance through the distinguished Overseas Development Institute (ODI) Fellowship Programme. He established the Real Sector Division in the Macroeconomic Policy Department developing the Ministry’s first GDP forecasting model. Graeme graduated from Queen’s University in 2002 with a first class honours degree in finance and received the Financial Times award for outstanding performance in degree examinations. He later obtained an MSc with distinction, also from Queen’s. ........................................................................................................ | |||||||||||
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| Katrina Houghton joined Oxford Economics in May 2007. Previous to working with Oxford Economics Katrina worked as an Economic Consultant for Urban Economics Australia. Urban Economics is a specialist economic and market research consultancy based in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. They have developed extensive research and forecast analysis for the residential, commercial, retail, industrial, tourist and hospitality sectors throughout Australia and New Zealand. During her time at Urban Economics Katrina specialised in regional statistical analysis, tourism economics, consumer behaviour and qualitative market research. Katrina recently obtained her economics honours degree from Queensland University of Technology, basing her research report on ‘Economic Growth Theory and the Development of the Polish Economy’. Her addition to Oxford Economics is to add an international perspective on regional models and forecasts, tourism expertise and to provide an important addition to the Oxford Economics qualitative team. In particular, prior to arriving at Oxford Economics Katrina worked on several key tourism projects in Australia developing tourism forecasts, branding strategies and action plans for city councils and private corporations. This also included presenting key results and providing actionable tourism advice for clients. Katrina has most recently been involved in several key projects including a Lisburn Socioeconomic Profiling report; Down District Council retail and call centre assessment; Northern Ireland forecasting and economic analysis of the tourist sector and a Belfast City Council Skills strategy, including an intense qualitative phase interviewing key Belfast employers, academics and government bodies. ........................................................................................................ | |||||||||||
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| Kerry Houston is the Head of Regional and Local Model Development, having joined Oxford Economics in January 2007, prior to which she was data manager at Regional Forecasts Ltd. As Head of Model Development, Kerry has overall responsibility for developing and maintaining the Oxford Economics’ Regional Model. The forecasts produced from the model along with regional analysis are published in the bi-annual Regional Economic Outlook, which Kerry also co-authors and manages. Kerry is a specialist in developing local forecasting models and has taken a lead role in designing local forecast models for a range of local areas including Manchester, Telford, Oldham and Rochdale, the West of Scotland and the Black Country. Kerry is an expert in regional statistics and methods and has lead responsibility for ensuring the accuracy, consistency and appropriateness of data for each project. Kerry is adept at using a wide range of statistical and econometric packages and has considerable experience in developing be-spoke technical solutions to forecasting and analysis issues. Kerry also has taken the lead responsibility on a number of private sector consultancy projects including a review of house price inflation for the Northern Bank. Kerry has recently completed a Post-graduate Diploma in Applied Economics and is currently undertaking a MSC in Applied Economics. Prior to this, Kerry gained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the University of Ulster. As an undergraduate, Kerry worked within the Northern Ireland Economic Research Centre as a research assistant where she provided assistance for the development of the forecasts for the Regional Economic Outlook, and various other economic studies. ........................................................................................................ | |||||||||||
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| Rhys Herbert is a Senior Economist working on the International Industry Service. He is also developing an on-line briefing service on topical economic issues for industrial sectors. He has worked on a number of projects including a study of the UK Aviation. Rhys graduated in Economic History from the LSE in 1983 and then obtained an MSc in Economics from Queen Mary College, University of London. Rhys joined OEF in January 2006. Previously he had worked in both the public and private sectors. After a spell as part of the forecasting team at NIESR, he was employed for many years in the City. He initially worked for a stock broker and then for over 13 years for the investment management arm of Prudential Assurance, latterly as its Chief Economist. Prior to joining OEF Rhys was a Senior Economist at the Office of National Statistics involved in the compilation of GDP data and other official statistics. ........................................................................................................ | |||||||||||
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| Simon Knapp is a senior economist at Oxford Economics, responsible for monitoring and forecasting developments across the emerging market economies (Oxford Economics currently forecasts over 140 emerging economies). He is editor and co-ordinator of the Emerging Markets Outlook quarterly document and the Emerging Markets Watch monthly updates. He has also worked extensively on consultancy projects related to this area, such as assessing China’s future commodity demands and forecasting oil demand in the emerging markets. Simon joined Oxford Economics in 2001. He spent the first eleven years of his career working as an economist in the investment banking subsidiary of Barclays Bank (BZW and Barclays Capital). This period included five years working as a UK economist, responsible for analysing and forecasting the UK economy for institutional investors, as well as briefing BZW’s own traders; five years as a global economist, responsible for generating new research used by the rest of the BZW Strategy department; and eighteen months as European economist. Simon was educated at the London School of Economics, where he gained an upper second class degree in Economics and subsequently an MSc in Economics. ........................................................................................................ | |||||||||||
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| Andrea Lépine joined Oxford Economics as an economist in May 2007. She is part of the macroeconomic forecasting team, and is responsible for monitoring and forecasting the French, Belgian and Portuguese economies using Oxford Economics’ global model. She also regularly writes briefs for emerging countries, and participates in different consultancy projects.
Andrea graduated at the Université de Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne in France, where she obtained a Master’s degree in International and Development Economics in 2006. She also spent one year studying abroad through the CREPUQ exchange program at the Université de Montréal in Quebec, Canada. Prior to joining Oxford Economics, Andrea was an intern at Euler Hermes, a credit insurance company, where she was responsible for economic forecasting for Greece, Portugal and Switzerland. Andrea is fluent in English, French and Portuguese, and has a good understanding of Spanish. ........................................................................................................ | |||||||||||
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| Scott Livermore oversees the day-to-day running of Oxford Economics’ international macroeconomic forecasting services. This involves supervising Oxford Economics’ team of forecasters and taking a lead role in directing the outlook at a global level, while ensuring consistency between the individual country forecasts. He has a specific forecast interest in the Eurozone and German economies. Scott also takes a lead role in a number of Oxford’s consultancy projects. Recent consultancy projects that Scott has worked on include developing macroeconomic models for the governments of Azerbaijan and Egypt, analysing the economic impact of R&D spending by the aerospace sector and assessing the implications of trade liberalisation and CAP reform in the EU. After completing a degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics at St. Edmund Hall, Oxford University and a M.Sc. in Economics at University College London, Scott joined Oxford Economic Forecasting in 1997. During his initial five years at Oxford Economic Forecasting, he worked as a country analyst for a number of European countries and participated in numerous consultancy projects for a variety of international organisations (including the World Bank, IMF and EC), governments and multi-national companies using both Oxford Economics’ Global Macromodel and building specialised economic models. Scott rejoined Oxford Economics in 2005 as a senior economist after spending two years at the Ministry of Finance in the Slovak Republic assisting to prepare the medium-term macroeconomic framework and developing the analytical capacity of the Ministry of Finance to prepare macroeconomic forecasts. ........................................................................................................ | |||||||||||
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| Andy Logan is responsible for a range of consultancy projects. These include the economic impact of the City of London’s arts funding, the effectiveness of supported employment schemes and the economic impact of the space industry in the UK. He also participates in Oxford Economics’ economic analysis and forecasting work, focusing on the performance of the UK and Polish economies. Andy spent the first fifteen years of his career as an economist at the Bank of England. During this time, he spent seven years in the Bank’s monetary analysis division working on the analysis of inflationary pressure in the UK economy. His specific focus was the labour market, trade flows and prices early in the UK supply chain. Andy also spent eight years in the Bank’s financial stability area. There he was responsible for the analysis of the safety and soundness of UK banks and the development of the second Basel Accord on banking regulation. He has authored a number of articles in Bank of England and other publications. Andy was educated at the University of Leicester, England, where he gained a upper second class degree in Economics; and at Queen Mary College, University of London, England, where he obtained a MSc in Economics. ........................................................................................................ | |||||||||||
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| Helen Mc Dermott is an economist with Oxford Economics’ regional services division, having joined Oxford Economics in January 2007, prior to which she was an economist with Regional Forecasts Ltd. In her time with Regional Forecasts Ltd Helen specialised in the development of the Northern Ireland Local Forecast Model and assisted in the early stages of the development of a local forecast model for all of the UK which is still ongoing. Helen also assists in the development of the ongoing Regional Economic Outlook. In particular Helen deals with the collection, collation, verification and interpretation of data, ensuring that it is correctly sourced and assembled ready to be fed into Oxford Economics’ modelling software. She has extensive knowledge of economic indicators for Northern Ireland and comparative variables for the Republic of Ireland. This is drawn from her data work on the Northern Ireland Policy Simulation Model which is a target monitoring project developed by Regional Forecasts Ltd on behalf of the Economic Development Forum in Northern Ireland. In addition to this Helen has assisted on various other projects including the updating of the West of Scotland Forecasts which covers a detailed breakdown of the labour market (26 sectors, unemployment, self employment, etc) for several Scottish local authorities. She has also assisted on expanding the highly detailed economic housing & forecasting model for Manchester and its surrounding areas. The expansion of the Manchester Model involved extending the labour market coverage from 26 sectors to 54 sectors, allowing for labour market analysis at a finer detail. Helen graduated in 2005 with a degree in economics from the University of Ulster, Jordanstown. During this time Helen worked with Regional Forecasts Ltd as a research assistant where she assisted on several forecasting models and research studies including the Belfast City Regional Driver project which assessed the impact of UK cities on regional growth. ........................................................................................................ | |||||||||||
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| Hetal Mehta is an economist at Oxford Economics and is part of the international macroeconomic forecasting team. She is responsible for monitoring and forecasting a number of countries including Ireland, the Netherlands and Malaysia. Hetal also writes weekly briefs for the UK economy and works on a number of consultancy projects. Prior to joining Oxford Economics, Hetal spent a year working for HM Treasury where she was a member of the World Forecast Branch. There she monitored economic events and conducted research relating to both the US and Latin American economies. A significant part of her work comprised of assisting in briefing for the Chancellor and senior Treasury officials. She also developed a new econometric trade forecasting model for the US, Japan and euroarea, and contributed to the Chancellor’s budget. Hetal has also worked as a policy analyst and researcher for the government department previously known as the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (now known as Communities and Local Government) for 18 months. Her work involved providing analysis and briefing to Ministers on key cross-Departmental regional issues such as the Lyons Review and Regional Funding Allocations as wells as drafting Ministerial correspondence and Parliamentary answers. She was also heavily involved in the Select Committee inquiry into regional government. Hetal read Economics at the University of Bath, where she graduated with an upper-second class degree and subsequently obtained an MSc in Economics. ........................................................................................................ | |||||||||||
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| Sam Moore is responsible for coordinating and managing many of Oxford Economics’ consultancy activities. He has led consultancy topics on a wide range of topics from advising government departments on the impact of major investments to supporting property investors in their analysis of major cities across Europe. In his previous role Sam was responsible for the production of regional and city level forecasts, as well as skills and labour market research. Sam spent the last eight years of his career with Experian where he managed a team of 7 economists and led all economic modelling work undertaken there. Sam has managed numerous major consultancy projects for both public and private sector organisations. Prior to joining Experian, Sam worked in the macroeconomics division at the Office for National Statistics. Sam graduated from Warwick University from which he also has an MSc in Economics, gaining a distinction for his dissertation. ........................................................................................................ | |||||||||||
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| Joshua Nava joined Oxford Economics as a Junior Economist in October 2007. He is part of the industry forecasting team and his work on the International Industry Model primarily focuses on Aerospace. Joshua has also been involved in several pieces of consultancy work including looking at the economic impact of the finance sector, finance and business conditions in the recycling and reprocessing sector as well as writing monthly economic briefs for a Regional Development Agency.
Joshua graduated from Nottingham University with a First Class degree in Economics in 2006 before completing an MSc in Economics at the University of Warwick in 2007. ........................................................................................................ | |||||||||||
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| Andrew Murray is an economist with Oxford Economics’ Regional Division. In his time in the Regional Division, Andrew has worked on various projects ranging from assisting in the development of the Belfast skills forecasting model, to producing extensive economic profiling of district council and sub-district council areas. Andrew specialises in quantitative analysis and has developed an in-depth knowledge of sub-regional and neighbourhood statistics in NI. Recently Andrew has been involved with several economic profiling projects, for district councils in Northern Ireland, including Down, Newry and Mourne and North Down. Andrew has worked on various projects included producing a case for city-region development and creating an investment profile for North Down, promoting retail and call centre investment in Down and producing an economic profile for the SEED economic development strategy. Andrew has recently commenced a project assessing the economic cost of crime in Northern Ireland for the NIO to be completed in early 2008. Andrew also contributes to the development of the ongoing bi-annual Regional Economic Outlook and regional chapter writing. Andrew graduated from Queen’s University in 2006 with a honours degree in economics. He has obtained a diploma in finance from Queens in 2007 and is due to obtain an MSc in Finance, also from Queen’s in 2008. ........................................................................................................ | |||||||||||
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| David Oxley joined Oxford Economics as an Economist in September 2007 and is part of the macroeconomic forecasting team. He is responsible for monitoring and forecasting a number of countries using Oxford Economics’ Global Model, with a focus on Hungary, Poland and Finland. He also works on a number of consultancy projects and has assisted with model development.
David graduated from Queen Mary College, University of London with a first class honours degree in Economics, and won the Drapers Company Prize for academic achievement in his final year. He also spent one semester studying in the USA at Muhlenberg College, Pennsylvania. Following his undergraduate studies, David obtained an MSc in Economics from University College London, where he was awarded the Gaitskell Scholarship.
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| Christopher is responsible for editing and coordinating Oxford Economics’ country briefing service (formerly the Hilfe daily briefing service), as well as writing analysis on a daily basis. He has also been involved in Oxford Economics’ work on Africa and the Middle East and analysis of emerging markets generally. Christopher joined Oxford Economics in 2001, having previously been managing editor for Hilfe Research, based in London. The first ten years of Christopher’s career were with Standard Chartered Bank in London covering developments in Africa and commodity markets. He then moved to ANZ Banking Group in London for ten years as Senior Economist, before becoming vice-president at ANZ Investment Bank, working in the Emerging Markets team, advising bond and local currency traders, working closely with the Syndications teams and liaising with corporate clients, while also producing the regular ANZ Emerging Markets Bond Guide. Christopher was educated at the University of Essex (1972-76) where he gained an upper second degree in Economics and then an MA in Economics. ........................................................................................................ | |||||||||||
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| Vanessa Rossi is Director of International Economics at Oxford Economics. She has led Oxford Economics’ work on a wide array of consultancy projects, specialising in international economics and model development. Projects range from policy advice and modelling exercises for government departments and international organisations in Europe, the US and Asia to detailed economic impact studies and scenario analysis. She also heads up Oxford Economics’ analysis and forecasting work on the Chinese economy. Vanessa rejoined Oxford Economics in 1994, having previously been a research director of Swiss Bank Corporation, London (now UBS). During her previous employment with OEF in the mid-1980s, as senior economist, she was responsible for international model development, scenario analysis and forecasts. Vanessa is a frequent speaker and panellist at international conferences and workshops. Ms Rossi returned to Oxford Economics in 1994, particularly helping to develop coverage of China and the emerging market economies, banking sector and financial market analysis, energy market models and related analysis linked to consultancy projects and presentations. During her previous employment with OEF in the mid-1980s, as senior economist, she was responsible for international model development, scenario analysis and forecasting. In 1987, Mrs Rossi left OEF to join Swiss Bank Corporation London (now UBS), firstly as Chief European Economist and then as Research Director. In the early 1980s, Ms Rossi was employed as an economist with the Economics and Financials Affairs Directorate of the European Commission. Ms Rossi is co-author of a book on financial markets and she has contributed to publications on the Chinese economy, the economic impacts of Kyoto and carbon trading, assessments of SARS and related health risks and international bond market trends amongst other articles on international economics and model analysis. Vanessa has extensive experience in international economic analysis and the construction and application of econometric and financial models in the government, university and private sectors. Ms Rossi gained her first degree, with distinction, in mathematics, economics and statistics from Birmingham University (1975) followed by a Masters degree from Warwick University (1976) where she specialised in mathematical economics. She subsequently spent several years as a graduate student and research assistant at Princeton University, USA, funded by Fulbright and Princeton University scholarships. She is currently an associate fellow of Chatham House. ........................................................................................................ | |||||||||||
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| Adam Slater is a senior economist at Oxford Economics, responsible for contributing to and helping to communicate OE's global macroeconomic view including writing for and helping edit OE's regular publications. He has a particular interest in developments in financial markets, and specific forecast interests in the the Japanese, Swedish and Danish economies. He is also involved in Oxford Economics' work on a variety of consultancy projects.
Before joining Oxford Economics, he spent more than ten years working as an economist and strategist in the City of London for Nomura, Rabobank and Calyon. During this period, he was responsible for analyzing a wide variety of economies in both the developing and the industrialised world. He also covered financial market developments, including developments in currency and bond markets, and worked directly with traders and salespeople to elaborate strategies for use internally and for dissemination to customers.
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| Adam Sacks is the founder and Managing Director of Oxford Economics’ Tourism Economics division. Adam came to Oxford Economics from Global Insight, where he began its travel & tourism consulting practice. Adam has worked with over fifty tourism offices throughout the world. He has advised destinations on tourism investment policy, entry procedures, tourism taxation, and marketing strategies. He has provided destinations with analysis on market positioning and emerging opportunities. Adam is an authority on measuring the economic impact of tourism activity and has implemented the UN-methodology for measuring the tourism (Tourism Satellite Accounts) for over twenty destinations. Adam has consulted with multi-national hotel chains, airlines, aircraft manufacturers, theme parks, resort developers, and retail operators to measure current and future market opportunities. He has presented to numerous corporate strategic planning teams on the threats and opportunities facing their businesses within the projected travel and economic climate. He is experienced in developing custom systems for quantifying tourism market segment opportunities and has developed tourism forecasting models with exceptional track records. Adam is a regular conference speaker on issues related to tourism market analysis, the economic impact of tourism and travel-demand forecasting. ........................................................................................................ | |||||||||||
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| Andrew Tessler joined Oxford Economics in July 2007 from Booz Allen Hamilton in Australia. He has some eleven years experience as an economist, including four years at the New South Wales Treasury and seven at Booz Allen. He also served five years as a law enforcement intelligence officer.
Andrew’s work has covered a diverse range of sectors (with a particular focus on transport and infrastructure) and has included economic appraisals, valuations, rate of return studies, market analysis and program reviews.
Previous projects have included: economic and financial appraisals of Singapore metro extensions; an economic appraisal of a proposed Sydney light rail extension; examination of service delivery and cost implications of information technology rollouts; a review of the national economic impacts of transport investment; a strategic analysis of Australia’s Emerging Crime Program; valuation and rate of return analysis for a major port and electricity provider; economic reviews of Sydney, Melbourne and Singapore airport rail links; economic appraisal of Global Navigation Satellite Systems implementation and market analysis of strategic change at New Zealand Post.
Andrew was educated at the University of Sydney, where he majored in Economics and Government, gaining a first class B.A., and at the University of New South Wales, where he obtained a Master of Commerce (Econometrics and Marketing). He also holds a Graduate Diploma in Transport Management from the University of Sydney, is a past joint winner of the AC Nielsen (Australia) prize in Market Research and is currently studying towards a Graduate Diploma in Finance and Investment. ........................................................................................................ | |||||||||||
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| David Thomas is responsible for analysing and forecasting the chemical and consumer sectors for Oxford Economics' International Industry Service. He is also involved in a wide range of consultancy work for industrial clients and for developing services to meet the needs of this client base. He has lectured extensively to both regular Oxford Economics’ meetings and to external conferences on industrial and economic prospects. He also acts as economic adviser to the Association of Cost Engineers Cost Index Group. David spent thirty five years working for ICI in a wide variety of roles. His early career involved forecasting and planning work for the ICI businesses. There was then a period introducing economic modelling into the company, followed by several years of responsibility for economic forecasting. David ended his ICI service in charge of the Economics function. He left ICI in 1999 bringing with him a significant part of ICI’s economic work and OEF continues to provide services to both ICI and many of its divested businesses. David was educated at the London School of Economics and Political Science, England, where he gained an upper second class degree in Economics, specialising in mathematical economics and operational research. ........................................................................................................ | |||||||||||
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| Lea Tyler manages the day-to-day operations at Oxford Economics USA, the US subsidiary of Oxford Economics. In addition to her managerial role, she forecasts the US and Canadian economies. She is also responsible for the continual development of those two country models and client training and technical support in the US. Prior to joining Oxford Economics in 1990, Lea was a senior economist at The WEFA Group (now Global Insight). In her last position there, she was responsible for managing the US short-term forecast, coordinating the US forecast with industry and international forecasts, and contributing to the development of the US quarterly model. She also served as economics editor, responsible for the quality of writing and economic consistency in the company’s publications. Lea has a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from the University of Rochester and has undertaken graduate studies in economics at Temple University. ........................................................................................................ | |||||||||||
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| John Walker is Chairman of Oxford Economics, which he founded in 1981. From 1973 to 1977, John worked in the UK Treasury where he became an economic adviser in the short-term forecasting division. He then worked for the consultancy arm of The Economist Newspaper, before becoming a Special Adviser to the EEC Commission in Brussels in 1980, where he was co-ordinator of the forecasts for all the EEC countries and related forecasts for the USA and Japan. John returned to the UK in 1983 to work full-time for Oxford Economic Forecasting. He has headed Oxford's move into international forecasting, developing strong links with economists around the world and co-ordinating the development of the PC versions of the Oxford models that are now widely used in the UK and the rest of the world. As well as being a much-respected commentator on global economic prospects, John leads major consultancy projects with government departments and multinational companies from Europe and the United States on issues ranging from international capital flows to developments in the Middle East economies. ........................................................................................................ | |||||||||||
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| Alan Wilson is a director in Oxford Economics' consultancy division, having joined OEF in 1996, prior to which he was an economic adviser in the Treasury. He leads a range of consultancy projects for commercial companies and government departments. He also oversees Oxford Economics' regional forecasts, and takes an active role in Oxford's macroeconomic forecasting. Recent major projects Alan has been involved with include studies of the impact of aviation on the UK and global economies; producing simulated Tourism Satellite Accounts showing the importance of tourism to 175 economies around the world on behalf of the World Travel & Tourism Council; modelling the interactions between economic activity, migration and housing in Manchester and Salford; and looking at London’s place in the UK economy. Alan graduated from Cambridge University in economics in 1983, and later obtained an MSc with distinction from Birkbeck College, London. Before joining Oxford Economics he spent 12½ years in the Government Economic Service working for a number of departments on a wide range of economic issues. These included 3 years at the Office of Fair Trading advising on competition policy issues, a similar period at the Treasury working on tax policy issues; 2 years at the Treasury forecasting inflation; and finally a year co-ordinating the Treasury's macroeconomic forecasts. ........................................................................................................ | |||||||||||
Our subsidiaries
Oxford Economics USA - founded in 1990, both to support a growing US client base and to give greater depth and breadth to analysis of the US economy in particular and North America in general.
Tourism Economics - a division of Oxford Economics dedicated to providing high-value analyses of the tourism sector that fully reflects the dynamics of local and global economies. By combining quantitative methods with industry knowledge, Tourism Economics designs custom market strategies, project feasibility analysis, tourism forecasting models, tourism policy analysis, and economic impact studies.
Regional Forecasts Ltd - a specialised consultancy company delivering high-grade economic analysis and forecasting. This includes a bi-annual UK regional economic outlook prepared for a range of public and private service sector clients and a wide variety of both regular and one-off projects looking at specific regional or sub-regional economic issues.
What we do
Oxford Economics provides economic advice across a wide range of issues:
- Macro and sector forecasting - using the rigorous framework provided by our unique Global Macro and Sectoral suite of models
- Business and product market - translating our economic forecasts into forecasts for your key markets and metrics
- Policy evaluation - do policies and initiatives achieve the results intended?
- Economic impact assessment - how does a business, industry or project contribute to economic performance?
- Energy economics - analysing and forecasting energy demand and the impact of emissions policies
- Tax policy - advising Ministries of Finance on budget policy and forecasting, and supporting businesses and trade bodies in preparing representations to government
- Economic development policy - advising on the design, impact and evaluation of regional development policies
- Regional analysis - analysing the dynamics of regional economies
- Country and sector risk - modelling, monitoring and assessing the risks associated with individual economies and sectors
- Model building - creating and maintaining bespoke economic models to meet your particular needs
- Tourism economics - including project feasibility and impact analysis, the preparation of Tourism Satellite Accounts and support for tourism market strategy
How we do it
Applying cutting-edge economic and quantitative tools to our analysis, we draw on the latest research, an investment in global data collection and a suite of time-tested models to assemble the facts and findings for your decisions. We help you interpret this knowledge and present you with clear messages in clear language.
You can access this expertise in a number of ways. We've designed our daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly publications to give easy access to our latest thinking on topics including the major economies, the emerging markets, commodities, and industrial sectors.
Our forecast databank and model tools are available to clients who want to build their own analysis on sound foundations.
Or we can apply our expertise directly to the issues that you face, allowing you to leverage our skilled resources and investment, with an outcome tailored to your needs.
Our economic models
The key framework for our analysis of international economic and sectoral prospects is the Oxford Global Model - the most widely used commercial international macroeconometric model.
The Oxford Model covers 45 economies in detail and provides headline forecasts for another 35 countries. It provides a rigorous and consistent structure for forecasting, and allows the implications of alternative global scenarios and policy developments to be readily analysed at both the macro and sectoral level.
Key questions the model has been used to address include:
- How damaging are high oil prices for global economic growth?
- Why are global real interest rates so low?
- How would a revaluation of the Remnimbi affect US-China trade relations?
- Would a US housing market crash trigger a global recession?
Our sectoral work, covering detailed analysis of 70 sectors and sub-sectors, dovetails with this macro background. We also have a range of models to analyse regional and local-area economic issues.
This modelling framework, and the associated easy-to-use Windows-based software, is straightforward to extend to your own bespoke models, covering additional variables, countries or sectors as required. We can train your staff in the creation, maintenance or building of models or handle it all for you.
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Our partners
OEF is delighted to be working with the following companies on a range of projects and services:
ACIL Tasman Pty Ltd
ACIL Tasman provides economic, public policy and strategic advice. The firm was formed in 2002 by
the merger of Tasman Economics and ACIL Consulting. The component firms, which include London
Economics Australia and Tasman Asia Pacific, both have two decades experience of providing advice
in Australia and internationally on infrastructure, regulation, business strategy, development and
policy initiatives. Their expertise in economic analysis extends across many disciplines in
government and industry, where they have a reputation for providing credible analyses and innovative
solutions for their clients. This work spans Australia, New Zealand and most key countries in the
Asia-Pacific region, including China, Malaysia, the Philippines, Indonesia, India, PNG, Fiji, Korea
and Samoa.
Amárach Consulting
Amárach is one of Ireland's most innovative market research agencies. They provide Independent
Insight through research to their clients in order to help them make better business decisions. Amárach
works with the client to deliver effective market research, choosing from a full range of market
research services including:
- Surveys & Opinion Polls
- Focus Groups & In-Depth Interviews
- Specialist Research Services in areas such as:
- marketing communications and sponsorship research
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- business forecasting
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BAK Basel Economics
BAK Basel Economics is a private economic research institute based in Basel.
For nearly 25 years BAK Basel Economics has been providing analyses, forecasts
and consulting services to clients all over Europe. BAK offers an independent
alternative to the economic information services available from government sponsored
and financial sector bodies in Switzerland. BAK Basel Economics was established
in 1980 as a spin-off from Basel University and Prognos AG. Since 1987 it has
operated as a limited company. BAK Basel Economics focuses on economic analyses
and forecasts for regions, countries and business sectors in Europe
Haver Analytics
Haver Analytics specializes in database and
software products for economic analysis and business decision-making. Haver Analytics maintains
more than 150 economic and financial databases from over 550 government and private sources.
Databases cover the U.S., states, metro areas and counties, Canada, Europe, Japan, Australia,
New Zealand, China and other emerging markets. Haver Analytics is the sole provider of the Oil &
Gas Journal Energy Database and also maintains key third party data including forecast and
specialized databases covering the world economies. OEF forecasts are also available via this
delivery platform.
Up to the minute data for all 150+ Haver databases are made available through the advanced
DLX® software optimized for managing and updating very large data sets.
The International Tax and Investment Centre (ITlC)
ITlC is an independent non-profit research and education foundation with offices in Russia,
Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, the United Kingdom and the United States. Organised in 1993, the
ITIC serves as a clearinghouse for tax and investment policy information, and as a training institute
for key policy makers in the former Soviet Union and other transition economies. The ITIC focuses on
solving concrete, practical problems related to tax and investment laws and regulations. It maintains
daily communication with policymakers and briefs its sponsors constantly. Through its regular Tax
Roundtables, hands-on working sessions, and trusted relationships with elected and appointed officials
all across the CIS, ITIC brings together Western business experts with government policy makers and
Members of Parliaments to address a range of specific issues and problems. OEF currently acts as
Economic Forecasting Advisor to ITIC.
J.D. Power Automotive Forecasting
J.D. Power Automotive Forecasting is a division of J.D.
Power and Associates, the internationally renowned leader in "Voice of the
Customer" research in both the automotive and non-automotive fields. The division
was formed in 2004 following J.D. Power's purchase of its strategic alliance
partner LMC Automotive Services Ltd with whom it had been working since 1996.
J. D. Power had been providing automotive forecasting services since 1987 and
LMC International's work on rubber and tires, involving detailed coverage of
the automotive industry, led to the creation of the LMC Automotive division
in 1992.
Macroeconomic Advisers, LLC
Macroeconomic Advisers (MA) developed and supports the MA Macro Model of the
United States economy (WUMM), which they use as a framework for analysis and
which they license to clients. MA issues regular reports on the US economic
outlook, sponsors quarterly outlook meetings, and prepares periodic policy analyses.
Clients subscribe to their services on a yearly basis and are encouraged to
talk with MA principals about the economic outlook and economic policy. The
company was incorporated in 1982.
MapInfo Corporation
MapInfo is a global company and software technology leader providing location based solutions
and services that help organisations better understand their customers and markets. The cornerstone
of all MapInfo solutions is location information - customer addresses, phone numbers, store sites,
service and sales territories - offering a springboard to a wealth of other valuable information
including customer buying patterns, demographic and lifestyle information, nearby businesses,
routing directions, traffic patterns and more. Using location as the foundation of their
intelligence, MapInfo customers can better understand their current customers, find their most
likely next customer, and track their own and their competitors' assets (stores, cell towers,
facilities, etc.). MapInfo use consumer market estimates and population projections provided by OEF.
Mott MacDonald
Mott MacDonald are a consultancy and civil engineering group with 8,500 staff and a turnover
of £550 million. They have a significant history of experience of major aviation projects undertaken
on behalf of the United Kingdom and other Governments, and Government agencies and private clients
around the world. Their work in the aviation sector ranges from Heathrow's Terminal Five, the
development of Hong Kong Chek Lap Kok and work for the CAA in Singapore to the preparation of
a business plan for TAG at Farnborough. In April 2004 the Mot