ADVISORY/Experts Available To Discuss Extended Unemployment Benefits.Business Editors ADVISORY... --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 9, 2003 TOPIC: President Bush signed legislation Wednesday that will extend unemployment benefits for 2.5 million Americans, according to an article by The Associated Press. Those who have used up their 26 weeks of state aid will get an additional 13 weeks of benefits. The measure was passed on a voice vote in the Senate, while the House passed the $7.2 billion bill 416-4. Democrats in the House and the Senate criticized the bill saying more should have been provided than 13 weeks of benefits, the article says. EXPERTS: ExpertSource can offer several highly qualified experts to comment on this story: Dr. Rajeev Dhawan is director of the Economic Forecasting economic forecasting Prediction of future economic activity and developments. Economic forecasts, which range from a few weeks to many years, are widely used in business and government to help formulate policy and strategy. Center at Georgia Georgia, country, Asia Georgia (jôr`jə), Georgian Sakartvelo, Rus. Gruziya, officially Republic of Georgia, republic (2005 est. pop. 4,677,000), c.26,900 sq mi (69,700 sq km), in W Transcaucasia. State University's Robinson College of Business. As director of the Center, Dhawan develops U.S., Southeast regional and local metro economy forecasts. Dhawan also serves as an advisor to educational institutions and local and state government agencies. As a business consultant, he has been commissioned to prepare economic impact reports, home price forecast models, and suggest public policy recommendations. Ph.D. in economics from the University of California The University of California has a combined student body of more than 191,000 students, over 1,340,000 living alumni, and a combined systemwide and campus endowment of just over $7.3 billion (8th largest in the United States). Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. . Dhawan can discuss economic trends, forecasting, job growth, unemployment, real estate, housing starts, GDP GDP (guanosine diphosphate): see guanine. and interest rates. 404-651-3291, rdhawan@gsu.edu Geraldine Wulff, of Museum Services International, is an expert in areas including economics, unemployment policy and unemployment law. 202-462-6176 Dr. Jonathan Gruber Gru·ber , Max von 1853-1927. Austrian bacteriologist noted for his work in serum diagnosis, including the discovery (1896) of the specific agglutination of bacteria by the blood serum of immunized animals. , of Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts Institute of Technology, at Cambridge; coeducational; chartered 1861, opened 1865 in Boston, moved 1916. It has long been recognized as an outstanding technological institute and its Sloan School of Management has notable programs in business, , can share his expertise regarding economic policy and unemployment insurance. 617-253-8892, 617-253-1000 (University PR Phone) ExpertSource cannot guarantee the immediate availability of these experts or their familiarity with this specific issue. ExpertSource provides academic and industry experts to the media at no charge. Journalists are encouraged to submit queries to ExpertSource when seeking experts on specific subjects. An online registration form is available at http://www.businesswire.com/ifmd/index.html. |
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