Wednesday, July 19, 2006
Business conditions and economic trends in Vermont and beyond
Speaker bio: Jeff Carr is the Corporate VP and Economist at EPR, www.epreconomics.com, a Williston company with a national audience. Jeff has 22 years of experience as an economist with particular expertise in macroeconomics, economic forecasting, forensic economics, economic impact analysis, and fiscal policy analysis for federal, state, and local governments.
Jeffrey has served as State Economist and Principal Revenues Analyst on a consultant basis for over 12 years and for the past two gubernatorial administrations in Vermont. He serves as consulting economist to the Vermont Department of Economic Development and a number of businesses, business associations and communities in northern New England.
Jeffrey served as Legislative Director and Economist for a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. He served in the Executive Branch of Vermont government, as Research Director for a United States Senate campaign, and as Director of Research for a national education organization specializing in federal fiscal policy analysis. He has been the Econometric Model Manager for the New England Economic Project for the past 12 years. He taught economics in the Graduate School at St. Michael's College in Winooski, VT. He has been the keynote speaker at numerous conferences and has written extensively on the subject of economic policy.
Jeffrey holds an M.S. degree in Agricultural Economics and a B.S. Degree in Animal Sciences from the University of Vermont. He is a member of the National Association of Business Economists and currently serves on the Essex Town Selectboard as Vice Chair.
Footnote: Jeff spoke about the economy and about his findings regarding the Vermont software industry. He presented information showing that this is probably the fastest growing industry in Vermont. This industry excels in Job Growth Rate, Average Wages, Total Wage Growth, and number of businesses being established.