WEBDaniel Altman is an economist and internationally bestselling author. He is the creator of the Baseline Profitability Index, a tool for assessing the attractiveness of investing in markets around the world that is published by Foreign Policy magazine.
WEBClick here for highlights from Daniel Altman's record as a long-term forecaster of economic trends and events. Internationally bestselling author Daniel Altman forecasts the future of the global economy for investors and consumers.
WEBAcademic articles by Daniel Altman have appeared in the American Economic Review, Tax Policy and the Economy, and the Journal of Health Economics. He is currently an adjunct assistant professor of economics at New York University's Stern School of Business. His working papers are accessible here.
WEBDaniel Altman has been taking the stage as a speaker and moderator since 2001. In his lectures on five continents (and one cruise ship), he has gained a reputation for making complex economic ideas clear and understandable for general audiences.
WEBDaniel Altman is the author of four books: Outrageous Fortunes: The Twelve Surprising Trends That Will Reshape the Global Economy. (Times Books, 2011) Connected: 24 Hours in the Global Economy. (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007)
WEBHere are some of Daniel Altman's economic predictions from the last economic cycle, which ran from 2001 to 2007. His latest forecasts for the long-term future of the global economy are in his book Outrageous Fortunes. 2002: Systemic risk from derivatives trading will threaten financial markets
WEBINTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER! Outrageous Fortunes: The Twelve Surprising Trends That Will Reshape the Global Economy. More than 150,000 copies sold around the world - click here to find out more. Daniel Altman forecasts the future of the global economy for investors and consumers in Outrageous Fortunes.
WEBExecutive summary. The book Soccernomics by Simon Kuper and Stefan Szymanski contains many potential errors in the interpretation and analysis of data related to professional soccer in Europe. Some of these errors could have costly consequences if acted upon by clubs.