International Studies Program

USAID IQC: SEGIR Macroeconomic Policy II: Louis Berger Group Consortium

The participation by Georgia State University as a leading subcontractor to Louis Berger as part of the SEGIR MACRO II Consortium will build primarily on its expertise in the following subject areas:

Primary areas of technical expertise:

• Macroeconomic policy, including fiscal reform activities and other economic policy activities with both tax and budget elements.
• Fiscal – tax policy and tax administration, including tax policy and tax administration at all government levels, fiscal analysis, revenue and debt management, revenue forecasting.
• Budget policy & administration, including budgetary policy and management, budgetary analysis, debt management, subsidies, public expenditure reviews.
• Economics training and capacity building, including economics training, economic policy education, think-tank networking, and other capacity building activities in the realm of economics, public administration and public policy.

Additional areas of expertise:

• Macroeconomic Policy Coordination, including performing research and providing technical assistance on harmonizing fiscal, monetary and trade policies.