Five months after his first appearance on the Food Institute Podcast, John Dunham of John Dunham & Associates takes the economic pulse of the nation again. Dunham explores the current economic situation in the U.S. in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, and argues that Bureau of Labor Statistics modeling doesn’t fully encapsulate the true unemployment situation in the country. The conversation covers the prospectus for grocery retailers, food manufacturers, and foodservice operators as the fall continues and the winter begins. Additionally, this economic pulse episode discusses federal interventions that could help the nation’s restaurants and what effect the election could have on the food industry as a whole.
Hosted By: Chris Campbell
Recorded: Oct. 13, 2020
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More About John Dunham:
John Dunham is the president of John Dunham & Associates. He specializes in the economics of how public policy issues affect products and services. Dunham has conducted hundreds of studies on taxes and regulation. He is a regular commentator on U.S. economic conditions. His research has been published in a number of refereed journals including Economic Inquiry.
Prior to starting his own firm, Dunham was the senior U.S. economist with Philip Morris, producing research and information on key issues facing all the company’s divisions. Before this, he was a senior economist for the New York City Mayor’s Office, the New York City Comptroller’s Office, and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey where he conducted the economic impact analysis of the World Trade Center.
Dunham received his MA in economics from the New School for Social Research and his MBA from Columbia University. He is a member of the American Economics Association and the National Association of Business Economists.
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