Institute For Economic Competitiveness
The UCF Institute for Economic Competitiveness (IEC) is an economic research institute of the College of Business Administration at the University of Central Florida located in Orlando, Florida, USA. The director of the institute is Sean Snaith, Ph.D.
The Institute for Economic Competitiveness was created to foster a relationship and forum among academia, business, and government, and aims to expand public understanding by convening business leaders, scholars, policy makers, civic groups and media to discuss critical issues. The Institute publishes economic forecasts every quarter and provides analysis of the economic impact of current events, such as the 2008 recession and the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
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