Near-Term Forecasting
With traditional recession bellwethers proving unreliable, this webinar explores new approaches to assessing economic health. Join us as we examine high-frequency nowcasting models for a real-time view of the economy and detail a new machine-learning approach that distills complex data into a clear, probabilistic assessment of recession risk.
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SpeakersDante DeAntonio Sr. Director, Economic Research Moody's Analytics
Mark Hopkins Senior Director, Economic Research Moody's Analytics
Andrea Pinelli Assistant Director - Economist Moody's Analytics
Shandor Whitcher Economist Moody's Analytics
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Dante DeAntonio is a senior director at Moody’s Analytics. He manages and regularly contributes to Economic View. Dante specializes in U.S. macroeconomics, with a focus on the labor market and regional economics. Dante regularly presents to clients and conferences, and has been featured in a number of media outlets. Before joining Moody’s Analytics, he worked as an economist in the Current Employment Statistics program at the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Dante is also an adjunct professor in the Economics and Finance Department at West Chester University of Pennsylvania. Previously, he was an adjunct in the Economics Department at Lehigh University. He holds a master’s degree and PhD in economics from Lehigh University and a bachelor’s degree in economics from Pennsylvania State University.
Mark Hopkins is a senior director at Moody’s with responsibilities for international macroeconomic research and global forecasting, including the design and maintenance of the Moody’s Analytics global macro model and suite of country forecast models. Dr. Hopkins has also been responsible for forecasting Canada’s economy and U.S. federal fiscal policy, and oversees the U.S. international trade forecast. Previously, he taught macroeconomics at Gettysburg College and served as an international economist on the staff of the President’s Council of Economic Advisers. He has published in the areas of international economics, economic growth and foreign policy. He received his PhD in economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, an MSc from the London School of Economics, and a BA from Wesleyan University.
Andrea Pinelli is an economist in the Prague office of Moody’s Analytics, where he is involved in the development of the global macroeconomic model and is responsible for forecasting and analyzing the economies of Italy and Malta. He graduated summa cum laude with an MSc in Economic and Social Sciences at Bocconi University in Milan, where he also received a bachelor’s degree in International Economics, Management and Finance.
Shandor Whitcher is an associate economist in the Research Department at Moody’s Analytics. He covers the economies of Finland, Iraq, and New Mexico, as well as several U.S. metro areas. He received his master’s degree in economics from Drexel University and his bachelor’s degree in economics from Northern Arizona University.