Dhawan Ranked Most Accurate GDP Forecaster by Bloomberg News

November 9, 2005 (ATLANTA) – Dr. Rajeev Dhawan, director of the Robinson College of Business' Economic Forecasting Center, tops the list for most accurate GDP forecasting in the December issue of Bloomberg Markets magazine. Dhawan received an accuracy rating of 94.1% and was commended by the publication for being "among the few economists within the Bloomberg survey who correctly forecast a slowdown in the final three months of 2004."

One of the country's leading economists, Dhawan develops economic forecasts for the U.S., Southeast region and Atlanta metro area. These reports are published and presented to business leaders and the media at quarterly conferences. He is a regular contributor to the Blue Chip Economic Indicators, USA Today Forecasters Survey, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia's Livingston Survey, Reuters, Bloomberg and the Consensus Economics forecast panel in the UK.

In 2003, Dhawan was named one of the country's most accurate employment forecasters by the Bank One Economic Outlook Center at Arizona State University for his accuracy in forecasting U.S. job growth, receiving "The Most Accurate of Total Non-farm Employment" award.

Robinson College's Economic Forecasting Center is one of the few university-based centers providing an analysis of the economy, various industries, international trade, as well as prices and interest rates. The Center collects economic data on a national, regional, and local level and analyzes it using the latest statistical techniques. A recent study of forecasting accuracy by the Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank ranked Robinson's Economic Forecasting Center highest among all university centers.

The J. Mack Robinson College of Business is one of the top-ranked business schools in the nation. The College's Flex (part-time) MBA program has been listed in the top ten by U.S. News for the past ten consecutive years and its undergraduate business program is ranked among the top 50 in the nation. The College's Executive MBA program is listed on The Financial Times list of the world's top-ranked offerings and BusinessWeek magazine ranks it 24th in the world. Georgia State University's Robinson College of Business has an enrollment of more than 7000 students and is located in downtown Atlanta.

For more information, contact: Tammy DeMel Associate Director, Communications and External Affairs J. Mack Robinson College of Business 404/413-7078 (voice) 404/702-9743