• Falling incomes offset record low mortgage interest rates. The National Association of Realtors reported that its Fixed Rate Mortgage Housing Affordability Index declined 3.8% to 163.7 in June (+7.9% y/y) from a 0.9% drop in May [...]
Introducing
Kathleen Stephansen, CBE
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Kathleen Stephansen is a Senior Economist for Haver Analytics and an Independent Trustee for the EQAT/VIP/1290 Trust Funds, encompassing the US mutual funds sponsored by the Equitable Life Insurance Company. She is a former Chief Economist of Huawei Technologies USA, Senior Economic Advisor to the Boston Consulting Group, Chief Economist of the American International Group (AIG) and AIG Asset Management’s Senior Strategist and Global Head of Sovereign Research. Prior to joining AIG in 2010, Kathleen held various positions as Chief Economist or Head of Global Research at Aladdin Capital Holdings, Credit Suisse and Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette Securities Corporation.
Kathleen serves on the boards of the Global Interdependence Center (GIC), as Vice-Chair of the GIC College of Central Bankers, is the Treasurer for Economists for Peace and Security (EPS) and is a former board member of the National Association of Business Economics (NABE). She is a member of Chatham House and the Economic Club of New York. She holds an undergraduate degree in economics from the Universite Catholique de Louvain and graduate degrees in economics from the University of New Hampshire (MA) and the London School of Economics (PhD abd).
Publications by Kathleen Stephansen, CBE
Global| Sep 05 2019U.S. Productivity Growth Posted Minor Revisions, Unit Labor Costs Continued Their Ascent
Minor revisions in Productivity growth coupled with continued increases in unit labor costs Productivity in the nonfarm business sector grew at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 2.3% during Q2'19 (1.8% year-on-year) unchanged from [...]
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