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Global Cities: Another year, another crisis: will recent events alter long-term prospects for cities?

Cities around the world will enter 2023 in the midst of a global recession. In this webinar, we outline the short-term outlook for the world’s major cities and discuss some of the long-term challenges facing the urban economy.

George Bowen

Senior Economist, Cities & Regions

+44 (0) 203 910 8130

George Bowen

Senior Economist, Cities & Regions

London, United Kingdom

Mark Britton

Director, City Services

+44 (0) 203 910 8070

Mark Britton

Director, City Services

London, United Kingdom

Mark Britton is a Director within Oxford Economics’ Cities Team. He leads a team of economists to provide clients with global city-level forecasts and research through a range of subscription products and consultancy projects.

Mark has more than 15 years’ experience in regional forecasting, model building and economic analysis for a broad range of clients across both the public and private sectors. He has a keen interest in developing quantitative solutions using a range of data science, econometric and geospatial techniques to provide organisations around the world with the tools to make more informed location decisions.

Mark recently coordinated the development of a new climate scenario service, which quantifies the impact of climate-related transition and physical risks on city and regional economies. He has led major consultancy projects, with recent examples including socioeconomic scenario analysis to support the development of city masterplans in the Middle East; commercial real estate forecasting; and location benchmarking to support strategic investment decisions.

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