Europe’s AI transition: the cities at the forefront of the boom

As a Lead economist at Oxford Economics, Barbara brings a seasoned approach to the study of US cities. She works in Oxford Economics’ division of Cities and Regions analysis where she leads in writing reports on US metros. Prior to joining Oxford Economics, she worked six years for Moody’s Analytics REIS where she did similar work and wrote a number of white papers covering metro-level analyses including the Impact of the Tax and Jobs Act on Commercial Real Estate; Amazon HQ2, a Scoring Analysis; and the Economics of College Towns. Barbara’s work is frequently cited by the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Crains New York Business and numerous other publications.

Prior to working at Moody’s, Barbara worked more than 20 years at various commercial real estate firms including Jones Lang LaSalle and Eastern Consolidated where she focused on writing market reports and white papers.

Barbara holds a bachelor’s in business administration from the University of Notre Dame and is a Ph. D. candidate in Economics from New York University.

Dan Parker is a Senior Economist in the Cities & Regions forecasting team. His primary focus is producing forecasts and written analysis for the European region, as well as supporting clients on a range of bespoke projects. Dan also leads on our European scenario products, including the quarterly Cities & Regions Climate Service.

Harry is a research analyst in the Cities and Regions team, primarily focusing on European economic forecasting.