Business Boosters Luncheon- Economic Trends in Georgia

Dr. Rajeev Dhawan wears a dual hat as Professor and as Director of the Economic Forecasting Center at the Robinson College of Business at Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia.  As director of one of the country’s premier forecasting centers, Dr. Dhawan develops forecasts for the U.S. Southeast regional and local metro Atlanta economies.  These forecasts are routinely published and presented to business executives and the media at the center’s popular, well-respected quarterly forecasting conferences. 
At the January Business Boosters Luncheon find out more about:

• Interlinkages between the global and the local metro economy
• Economic Trends in Georgia
• Economic Development

Dr. Dhawan’s academic research analyzes U.S. business cycles with a special emphasis on the impact of monetary policy changes on the growth and survival of small firms.  His industrial organization work quantifies the contribution of organizational and technological factors in improving firm efficiency.  His other areas of specialization include small business strategy and entrepreneurship, energy economics and econometric modeling.




Lunch catered by Gezzo's Surf & Grille