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Peter Morici

Economist and Author, Professor at the Smith School of Business
University of Maryland

Peter Morici is an economist and professor of business at the Smith School of Business, University of Maryland. His peerless track record as an economic forecaster and accessible presentation style has made his opinions and insight the go-to source in the national media and for government and business leaders across the globe. A former director of economics at the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), he’s an expert on the global economy, the state of the U.S. economy, economic policy, and business strategy. He has advised many leading corporations and governments across the globe, and he serves on the Reuter’s and Market Watch macroeconomic forecasting panels. He is a three time winner of the Market Watch top forecaster award.

Morici’s insights and analysis are frequently featured on CNN, CNBC, Fox, CBS, NPR, and the BBC, and in columns on the opinion pages of newspapers and portals in the United States and abroad. He is the author of 18 books and monographs, including The Trade Deficit: Where Does It Come from and What Does It Do and Reassessing American Competitiveness. He has also published widely in leading public policy and business journals like Harvard Business Review, Foreign Policy, International Economy, Regulation, and Asian Wall Street Journal.

Morici received his PhD in economics from the SUNY-Albany, and from 1974–1976, he taught at Augsburg College in Minneapolis. He joined the University of Maine 
as a professor of economics in 1988 and was director of its Canadian-American Center from 1990 to 1993. The Ford, Rockefeller, Sloan, Donner foundations, and several other foundations have supported his work.