Biography
Ataman Ozyildirim, Ph.D.
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Ataman Ozyildirim, PhD, is the director of economic research and global research chair at The Conference Board. He specializes in the development of economic indicators and in forecasting aggregate economic activity worldwide. He also oversees The Conference Board’s Global Economic Outlook and the research program in productivity, innovation, and competitiveness. His research interests span measurement and analysis of business cycles, forecast evaluation, international economics, and development economics. Ozyildirim is a faculty member in MS in applied economics at Boston College. He has published in international, peer-reviewed academic journals including the Journal of Development Economics, Journal of Business and Economic Statistics, Journal of Monetary Economics, Journal of Forecasting, and China Economic Journal. He is also a co-editor and contributor to the Handbook on Cyclical Composite Indicators and Business Cycles in BRICS.Ozyildirim often speaks to business and professional audiences on economic and business cycle trends and is frequently cited by national and global media. Ozyildirim joined The Conference Board in 1999 as part of the Global Business Cycle Indicators Program that produces The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® for the United States, the Euro Area, China, and ten other countries. Previously, Ozyildirim worked for Management Science Associates, Inc. and was a lecturer at the Pennsylvania State University. Originally from Istanbul, he received his BA from Ithaca College and his PhD from the Pennsylvania State University.
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Publications by Ataman Ozyildirim, Ph.D.
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Signposts of Innovation: A Review of Innovation Metrics
03 May, 2017 -
Identification and Monitoring of Business Cycles in the Economies in the Gulf Cooperation Council Region
15 June, 2015 -
Tracking Business Cycles in Brazil with Composite Indexes of Coincident and Leading Economic Indicators
20 August, 2013 -
Modeling Trends, Cyclical Movements and Turning Points of the Chinese Economy
20 June, 2013 -
Projecting Global Growth
13 November, 2012 -
Using the Leading Credit IndexTM to Predict Turning Points in the U.S. Business Cycle
20 December, 2011 -
Comprehensive Benchmark Revisions for
The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® for the United States
20 December, 2011
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The Conference Board Economics Watch® United States View
10 July, 2019 -
The Conference Board Economics Watch® Emerging Markets View
09 August, 2017 -
The Conference Board Economics Watch® Emerging Markets View
27 April, 2016 -
The Conference Board Economics Watch® Emerging Markets View
07 February, 2014 -
The Conference Board Economics Watch® United States View
25 April, 2012
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Global Economic Outlook 2019: Japan—Slow but Steady Growth Masks Serious Recession Risks
08 January, 2019 -
Rethinking the Innovation Potential of Occupations: Introducing a Cross-functional Dashboard
15 August, 2018 -
Rethinking the Innovation Potential of Occupations: Introducing a Cross-functional Dashboard (Executive Summary)
15 August, 2018 -
Trading Up: With Global Growth Finally on the Rise, Is the Trade Recovery Sustainable?
16 February, 2018 -
Signposts of Innovation: Toward Better Innovation Metrics for Business—A Primer
03 May, 2017 -
Global Economic Outlook 2016: Anticipating Labor Market Tightness at Times of Slow Global Growth (CHRO Strategic Implications)
05 November, 2015 -
Global Economic Outlook 2016: How to Support Profits in a Slow Global Economy (CFO Strategic Implications)
05 November, 2015 -
Global Economic Outlook 2016: The Global Economy in a Holding Pattern
05 November, 2015 -
Prioritizing Productivity to Drive Growth, Competitiveness, and Profitability: Strategic Overview
15 June, 2015 -
Enhancing Labor’s Contribution to Productivity: Prioritizing Productivity to Drive Growth, Competitiveness, and Profitability (CHRO Summary)
15 June, 2015 -
The Profit Equation: Prioritizing Productivity to Drive Growth, Competitiveness, and Profitability (CFO Summary)
15 June, 2015 -
Prioritizing Productivity to Drive Growth, Competitiveness, and Profitability
15 June, 2015 -
The Conference Board Global Economic Outlook 2015 and CEO Challenge® 2015:
Implications for General Counsel
26 March, 2015
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Global Economic Outlook 2020: Stagnating Growth amid an Uncertain Outlook
18 November, 2019 -
Going Local: Changing Global Value Chains and the Impact on Revenue and Jobs
14 February, 2019 -
Rethinking Innovation Spending: What the Data on Intangible Investment Reveals
18 December, 2017 -
Insights from Highly Innovative Companies: Results from The Conference Board and InnovationOne Global State of Innovation Survey 2017
08 November, 2017