Big Picture Economics: How to Navigate the New Global Economy

About the Authors

Joel L. Naroff is the president and founder of Naroff Economic Advisors, a strategic economic consulting firm. He advises companies across the country on the risks and opportunities that economic developments may have on the organization's operating environment. Joel has been the chief economist for a number of large financial institutions, and prior to moving into banking, he was a tenured professor in the Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.

An accomplished public speaker, Joel's humor and unique ability to make economics understandable have brought him a wide following. His presentations on national, international, regional, and industry topics show how evolving economic trends can impact businesses, governments, educational institutions, and not-for-profits. It was from these speeches that the book was born.

A nationally recognized economic forecasting expert, Joel has received numerous honors, including the Lawrence Klein Award for Blue Chip forecasting excellence. He has twice received the National Association for Business Economics Outlook Award as the top economic forecaster as well as the Bloomberg Business News top economic forecaster award. He is often quoted in the national press, appears frequently on television, writes a column called “Random Economics” for the Philadelphia Inquirer, and does business commentary for KYW Newsradio in Philadelphia.

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