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14- International Trade and Capital Flows
Presentations
Speakers
Christopher Swann
Economist
Bureau of Economic Analysis
Christopher Swann is an economist at the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). He writes the article, “GDP and the Economy” for the monthly publication, Survey of Current Business, and develops research and communications on NIPA and industry topics. Before joining BEA he was a senior consultant and economist at Global Insight, Inc in the macro and international areas, and in telecommunications industry analysis. He began his career at Bell Atlantic (Verizon) where he was engaged in regulatory, corporate planning, product management, and business research. He holds a B.A. in Economics from Washington University, St. Louis, and M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Economics from Temple University in Philadelphia. He is a Past President of the Philadelphia Chapter, a Past Chair of the NABE Technology Roundtable, and currently serves as a member of the NABE Board of Directors.
Maria Borga
Economist
Bureau of Economic Analysis
Maria Borga received a B.A. in Economics and a B.S. in French from the Pennsylvania State University and a Ph. D. in Economics from Boston University. She is an economist in the Research Branch of the International Directorate of the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Her research is in the areas of U.S. international services, foreign direct investment in the United States, intra-firm trade in goods, and the adaptation of production processes to host country factor prices at U.S. firms’ foreign manufacturing affiliates. She has presented papers on the offshoring of services, intrafirm trade, and production process adaptation at the National Bureau of Economic Research, the Western Economics Association Annual Meetings, the World Bank, and the Brookings Institution.
Allen Shiau, Ph.D.
Global Economic Consulting Associates, Inc
Dr. Shiau is the Chief Economist and President of Global Economic Consulting Associates, Inc. He specializes in (1) analyzing the state of economy, policy issues, and risks in key developed and developing countries, (2) conducting economic analysis and policy options in counties with underdeveloped statistical systems and recovering from conflict (3) developing economic diversification strategies for resource-rich counties, (4) advising the US government on international issues, (5) building debt sustainability models for developing countries in Excel for scenario analysis, (6) constructing macroeconometric models with debt sustainability module for clients to perform policy analysis, and (7) training in tracking economic data and econometric modeling. He advises clients on economic policy issues and financial risks in key emerging markets.
Previously, he worked as the Executive Vice President at the WEFA Group, which was originally established by the Nobel Laureate Lawrence Klein. He managed international forecasting, modeling, economic research, and consulting activities, including the activities of WEFA’s international economists based in Philadelphia and London. He was the principal designer of various econometric models used by the WEFA Group and its clients to produce forecasts and access risk scenarios. He served as principal investigator and econometrician for major economic research studies. He works with many firms in product line forecasting, development of customized macroeconomic scenarios, and strategic planning.
Dr. Shiau holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Connecticut. He was also an Adjunct Full Professor at Drexel University teaching graduate economic courses.
Adolfo Laurenti
Senior Economist
Mesirow Financial
Adolfo L. Laurenti is a Senior Economist at Mesirow Financial. He works to develop ongoing economic research and commentary. He is author of Themes on the Global Markets, a monthly newsletter providing insight into trends, issues and the forecast for the global economy. He previously served as associate economist at LaSalle Bank/ABN AMRO.
He is a graduate of Bocconi University Business School, Milan, Italy. He specialized in industrial organization as a visiting scholar at the Center for Industrial Economics in Copenhagen, Denmark, and specialized in financial economics at Central European University in Budapest, Hungary. He has a M.A. in Economics, George Mason University, and pursued doctoral studies at George Mason University.
