Fred Joutz
Fred Joutz has taught graduate and undergraduate level courses in Econometrics, Forecasting, Macroeconomics, Money and Banking, and Energy Economics since 1988, and has taught an applied econometrics and research course in GWU’s Master of Science in Finance since 1997. Fred has served as a consultant and technical expert to several federal government agencies and private corporations (for a list of clients served, please consult the Clients page). This work has involved writing research reports, conducting market analyses, developing econometric models and forecasts, providing technical support, and conducting technical workshops and training sessions.
The primary focus of his research has been in the areas of economic modeling and forecasting. He has contributed quarterly forecasts of about 25 U.S. macroeconomic variables to the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia and and the Survey of Professional Forecasters (formerly the ASA/NBER Quarterly Outlook) since 1988 and the IFO's World Economic Survey since 2002.
In addition, Fred Joutz has been an associate editor for Energy Economics and the International Journal of Forecasting. He has also taught at Oberlin College and worked at Resources for the Future.