REMI is very excited to host this guest webinar which will be presented by Dr. Bob McNab at Old Dominion University! This presentation will be occurring from 2:00-3:00pm ET on Wednesday, March 26th. This webinar is free of charge.
Each year, the Dragas Center for Economic Analysis and Policy at Old Dominion University releases a State of the Commonwealth Report that reviews the Virginia economy and contributes to discussions about the future outlook for Virginia residents. The report seeks to tackle foreseen difficulties head-on and provide information that can be used to inform policy decisions to improve economic situations for all stakeholders.
Dr. McNab will discuss the Commonwealth of Virginia’s economy through various factors that affected the state in 2024 and will continue to be pressing into future years. The discussion will be structured around the following critical points: an overview of the national economy, the state economy, and regional economies within the commonwealth, how changes in federal employment will impact Virginia, and the value of attending college in Virginia.
Learn more about Dr. McNab below.
Bob McNab, Ph.D.
Chair of the Department of Economics and Director of the Dragas Center for Economic Analysis and Policy and in the Strome College of Business at Old Dominion University
Professor Robert M. McNab currently serves as the Chair of the Department of Economics and Director of the Dragas Center for Economic Analysis and Policy and in the Strome College of Business at Old Dominion University.
He is a member of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia’s Survey of Professional Forecasters and is an Associate Editor with the Journal of Economic Surveys. Professor McNab has published in Applied Economics, Cornell Hospitality Quarterly, Defense and Peace Economics, National Tax Journal, Public Budgeting and Finance, and World Development. From 2018 to 2022, he was a member of the Joint Advisory Board of Economists for the Commonwealth of Virginia,
He edits the annual State of the Region: Hampton Roads and State of the Commonwealth reports Professor McNab has appeared in the Associated Press, China Global Television Network, CNN, Newsweek, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Yahoo News, Yahoo Finance, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Virginian Pilot, and Daily Press, among others.
Dr. McNab joined the faculty of the Department of Economics in the Strome College of Business of Old Dominion University in July 2016 and previously was a member of the faculty of the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California from 2000 to 2016.
