Boston, MA Conference The New England Political-Economic Outlook 2020

SPEAKERS

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  Nicolas Rockler, Ph.D.

  Kavet, Rockler & Associates

  Nicolas Rockler , Ph.D. is an Economic Consultant specializing in regional economic impact measurement, modeling, and assessment. He has more than 35 years experience as a Regional Economist. Recent project work has included economic analyses of proposed high voltage electrical transmission lines in Vermont and New Hampshire, impacts of proposed new minimum wages in Vermont, and economic characteristics of the craft-brewing industry in Vermont. Dr. Rockler has served on the staff of the Multiregional Planning Group at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). While there, he conducted research for the Economic Development Administration on the long-run impact of public infrastructure investment for the Joyce Foundation and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Dr. Rockler completed his Ph.D. at MIT with his dissertation titled, “Regional Economic Performance and Public Infrastructure Investment.” He received BA and MA degrees in Regional Science at the University of Pennsylvania.

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  Bansari Saha, Ph.D.

  ICF

  Bansari Saha , Ph.D. is a Senior Director and Principal Economist at ICF providing support to public and private sector clients in understanding the economic effects of public policy decision-making. His expertise lies at the intersection of energy and environmental issues and seeking solutions that optimize the balance between the two. Dr. Saha, a nationally renowned expert on the REMI Policy Insight model, has used this model to analyze the economic and distributional impacts of policies for federal, state, and local clients in the public sector, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), foundations, and other private-sector clients. He has examined the socioeconomic impacts of infrastructure investments, particularly in the transportation and energy sectors. Dr. Saha has also worked extensively on international economic development issues, particularly in South Asia. He has been studying issues related to affordable clean energy-based economic development and the associated local economic benefits of such policies.

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  Jinglin Duan

  London Economic International

  Jinglin Duan is a Senior Consultant at London Economics International LLC (“LEI”), where she supports the firm’s technical engagements with regulators, utilities and private equity firms in the U.S. Since joining LEI, Ms. Duan has been lending her technical skills to the firm’s project evaluation and litigation engagements. She recently led several in-depth macroeconomic analyses regarding the impacts of energy infrastructure investment on state and regional economies.

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  Frederick Treyz, Ph.D.

  REMI

  Frederick R. Treyz , Ph.D., is the Chief Economist and CEO of Regional Economic Models, Inc. (REMI), a leading provider of dynamic economic policy analysis models. He is an authority on regional macroeconomic modeling research and application. Under Dr. Treyz’s leadership, REMI has remained at the forefront of regional modeling, and informs public policy debates through the use of REMI models to evaluate economic development, transportation, energy, taxation, and other topics. The company’s clients include federal, state, and regional agencies, metropolitan planning organizations, leading national associations, universities, and consultants. Dr. Treyz oversees the research and development of the REMI model. He publishes in leading journals; this year he authored the paper “Immigration and United States Economic Growth,” in Business Economics, the journal of the National Association for Business Economics. He holds an A.B. in Economics from Princeton University and a Ph.D. in Regional Science from the University of Pennsylvania.

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  Chris Judson

  REMI

  Chris Judson is a Managing Economic Associate at REMI. Mr. Judson, who joined REMI in 2011, specializes in transportation, energy, and the environment. Since arriving at REMI, Mr. Judson has consulted for a number of clients on topics including medical research, labor force economics, and natural disasters. He provides client support in selecting inputs, conducting simulations, and analyzing results, and he creates and hosts public online seminars and training presentations on a variety of modeling topics. Mr. Judson co-authored an academic journal article titled, “Decision framework for evaluating the macroeconomic risks and policy impacts of cyber attacks”. He holds a B.A. in economics from Western New England University, with a concentration in business.