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The Center for Economic Research (CER) is the main administrative vehicle for organizing, coordinating and publicizing the substantial research efforts of the GW Columbian College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Economics. The center is home to the H.O. Stekler Research Program in Forecasting, an endowed research program in the Columbian College. Our faculty have published in top journals, presented at conferences around the world and are frequently called upon by media outlets to discuss the latest trends in economic forecasting.
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In a video discussion, CCAS Dean Paul Wahlbeck spoke with Professor of Economics and International Affairs Tara Sinclair about the COVID-19 pandemic’s economic impact and her forecast for what’s to come.

Stekler Fellow Tishya Kahar poses the question, does a wider distribution of forecasts predict negative GDP growth?