US Construction: Tracking large projects in construction spending

Abby is an Associate Director of Global Industry Service, where she oversees service developments, helps shape the global industry overview and monitors and updates the forecast for the high-tech sector. Abby manages developments to Oxford Economics’ Global Industry Model (GIM), has extensive experience in modelling and scenario-based project work. Abby has a BASc in Economics from McGill University in Montreal, where she graduated with great distinction and received the Hubert Marleau prize for top marks in economics. She also holds an MSc in Econometrics and Mathematical Economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science, where she graduated with distinction.

Peter is a Senior Economist on the Global Industry team, of which he has been a part of for four years. He is responsible for forecasting the construction sector for the Global Industry service, including coverage of the residential, non-residential and civil engineering subsectors across 76 countries. In addition, Peter supports the production of forecasts for the US Construction service and has also been involved in several construction focused consultancy projects, including for BCIS, CRH and Barratt Developments. Peter holds a first-class BSc in Economics from the University of Bath and a MSc with Distinction in Data Science from Birkbeck, University of London.