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Featured Economists
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Neil Shearing
Group Chief Economist
Neil Shearing is our Group Chief Economist. He has overall responsibility for managing our team of economists and leading our research, as well as developing the firm’s products and its relationship with clients. He is also a director of the company. Neil is the first point of contact for many clients and presents regularly on the global economic and financial market outlook. He is a well-known voice within the investment community and has written articles in the Financial Times and a number of other newspapers, as well as appearing regularly on TV and radio. Prior to becoming Group Chief Economist, Neil was our Chief Emerging Markets Economist, managing a team that won several awards for forecast accuracy. He also managed our New York office. Neil joined Capital Economics from HM Treasury where he worked as an Economic Adviser in various areas, including fiscal policy and global economics. He holds degrees in Economics from the University of York and the University of London and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.
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Jennifer McKeown
Chief Global Economist
Jennifer McKeown is Chief Global Economist at Capital Economics. She leads a team of economists producing research on global themes and works closely with economists across Capital Economics’ regional services to shape the global view and to draw out the key implications of our forecasts. She is an important point of contact for many clients and presents frequently on the global economic outlook in person and at online events, as well as appearing regularly on TV and radio. Prior to becoming Chief Global Economist, Jennifer was Chief Europe Economist at Capital Economics. She joined the company from the Bank of England, where she also specialised in the economics of the euro-zone. She holds an MSc in economics from University College London and a BA in economics from the University of East Anglia.
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Simon MacAdam
Deputy Chief Global Economist
Simon MacAdam is the Deputy Chief Global Economist at Capital Economics. He joined the company in 2015 as part of the graduate scheme and has worked across the company covering the UK, commodity markets and global financial markets, before joining the Global Economics team in early 2017. He holds a BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Durham University, and an MSc in Economic History from the London School of Economics and Political Science.
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Vicky Redwood
Senior Economic Adviser
Vicky Redwood is our Senior Economic Adviser, primarily writing in-depth think pieces about cross-country issues. Vicky has worked at Capital Economics since 2003 and was previously the company’s Chief UK Economist. She joined Capital Economics from the Bank of England where, amongst other roles, she worked on the Financial Stability Review. Before working at the Bank, she studied Economics at Oxford and Warwick.
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Justin Chaloner
Head of Economic Data
Justin Chaloner is Head of Economic Data at Capital Economics, with responsibility for all of our data output, including data visualisations and proprietary data series. He was previously a Senior Economist on our Global Economics and Consultancy teams. Prior to joining Capital Economics in October 2013, Justin was a research analyst at Bank of America Merrill Lynch specialising in equity strategy. Justin has a degree in Economics from the University of Cambridge.
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Ariane Curtis
Senior Global Economist
Ariane Curtis joined Capital Economics in September 2021 and is a Senior Economist in the Global Economics team. Ariane joins from the Bank of England, where she worked in the International Directorate. She has a BA in Economics from Dalhousie University in Canada and an MSc in economics from University College London.