Economic Forecasting Center, Director Dr. Rajeev Dhawan

Keynote Speeches
Op-Ed Pieces
Technical Notes
Opinions

Keynote Speeches

  • Keynote speech given at Association of Foreign Investors in Real Estate (AFIRE) Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., on September 26, 2005 [view pdf] [view html]

Op-Ed Pieces

  • "Big Airlines Ought to Stop Flying Solo", published in the Atlanta Journal - Constitution, December 9, 2004

Technical Notes

  • "Elasticity of Hiring at Firm Level", excerpt from the Forecast of the Nation, November 2004
    [view pdf] [view html]
  • "What Produces Jobs: A Statistical Analysis", excerpt from Forecast of the Nation, August 2004
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Opinions

        2006       

  • "An Afterthought on GM", excerpt from the Forecast of the Nation, August 2006 [view pdf] [view html]
  • "Bet on the Stewardship of the Fed", excerpt from the Forecast of the Nation, August 2006
    [view pdf] [view html]
  • With Kristin W. Diver "Why Georgia Depends on Delta", August 2006 [view pdf] [view html]
  • "Why are Oil Prices So High?", excerpt from the Forecast of the Nation,May 2006 [view pdf] [view html]
  • "Why Haven't High Oil Prices Produced a Recession", excerpt from the Forecast of the Nation, May 2006 [view pdf] [view html]

        2005

  • "Oil Shocks and Energy Conservation", excerpt from the Forecast of the Nation, November 2005
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  • "Housing Bubble Myths: Florida and California", excerpt from the Forecast of the Nation, November 2005 [view pdf] [view html]
  • With Kristin W. Diver "Delta: Past, Present and Future", November 2005 [view pdf] [view html]
  • "A Quick and Dirty Analysis of the Impact of Hurricane Katrina on the US, the Southeast and Georgia", September 2005 [view pdf] [view html]
  • "Oil: Myths, Realities and Conjectures", excerpt from the Forecast of the Nation, August 2005
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  • "Housing Bubble: Reality and Solutions", excerpt from the Forecast of the Nation, August 2005
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  • "Who is engaged in a Trade related Faustian Bargain?", excerpt from the Forecast of the Nation, June 2005 [view pdf.][view html]
  • "Is GM Just in Business to Pay their Worker's Pension?", excerpt from the Forecast of the Nation, June 2005 [view pdf.][view html]
  • "Portfolio Implications from the May 2005 Forecast", excerpt from the Forecast of the Nation, June 2005 [view pdf] [view html]
  • "Why Outsourcing Scares the Middle Class?", excerpt from the Forecast of the Nation, February 2005 [view pdf][view html]
  • With Kristin W. Diver: "BRAC 2005: The Looming Georgia Storm", excerpt from the Forecast of Georgia and Atlanta, February 2005
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        2004

  • "Bill Gross and His Beef with the CPI Index", excerpt from the Forecast of the Nation, November 2004 [view pdf] [view html]
  • "Will Any President Before 2012 Solve the Deficit Problem?", excerpt from the Nation, November 2004 [view pdf] [view html]