Pivot or Tip?––Risks in the Global Economic Outlook
ABSTRACT
This presentation will give a quick view of the global economic outlook, the challenge of inflation faced by central bankers and what I think will develop for key economies, focus on the US and China.
BIOGRAPHY
Duncan Meldrum, Chief Economist, Hilltop Economics LLC is a Certified Business Economist™ with a PhD in Business & Economics. His 35 years of experience include 20 years as chief economist at Air Products & Chemicals, Inc., three years directing the Center for Forecasting and Modeling at IHS Global Insight (now a part of S&P Global), and 10 years with his own economic consulting practice. He developed the semiconductor modeling system for the Linx-Consulting “Econometric Semiconductor Forecast” (ESF) and has provided monthly forecasts for the ESF since December 2012.
He is a member of the Conference of Business Economics, American Economic Association, Western Economic Association, National Business Economic Issues Council, and the National Association for Business Economics (the certifying body of the CBE™). He brings a unique perspective that mixes the latest academic research with detailed practical forecasting and industry developments only attainable in off-the-record meetings with fellow business economists and policy makers.
Meldrum earned a PhD in Business and Economics (Lehigh University), MS in Operations Research (US Naval Postgraduate School), and BS in Operations Research (US Naval Academy). He did additional graduate work in the History of Strategy and Policy (Old Dominion University) and post-graduate studies in Country Risk Analysis (Lehigh University).
*CBE™ and Certified Business Economist™ are certification marks owned by the National Association for Business Economics
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