Nathan Associates wins Bronze Award in Arlington Green Games

Demonstrates ”outstanding commitment to sustainability” March 22, 2012-Nathan Associates and 15 other firms in Arlington received a bronze award for instituting practices that saved $2 million in energy and water costs and prevented the release of 10,000 tons of C02 … Read More

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March 26, 2012

Meister Details Economic Evolution of Indian Gaming at ABA Gaming Law Conference

March 9, 2012-On February 23, 2012, Alan P. Meister, Ph.D., a Principal Economist at Nathan Associates, presented at the American Bar Association’s 16th Annual National Institute on the Gaming Law Minefield in Las Vegas. Dr. Meister presented the latest facts … Read More

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March 16, 2012

Ready, Set, Learn: 20th Annual Global Trade Analysis Course Coming to Arlington

January, 24, 2012-From August 19 to 25, 2012, economists and analysts will gather in Arlington, Virginia, to learn how to use the model and software of the Global Trade Analysis Project, or GTAP, to design, conduct, and analyze simulations of … Read More

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February 14, 2012

French’s Expert Testimony Figures Again in AMEX Case

The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit again relied on testimony from Gary French to reaffirm its ruling that American Express’s class action waiver provision is unenforceable. According to the Court, “Dr. French’s affidavit demonstrates that the … Read More

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February 8, 2012

Protectionist Impulse Could Worsen Economies in Asia

General equilibrium analysis reveals potential for massive loss If governments in Asia raise protectionism to the maximum levels consistent with trade agreements, $16 billion in GDP and $44 billion in exports could be lost, worsening the effects of the worldwide … Read More

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January 17, 2012

West and Central Africa, Logistics Costs Study

On behalf of the World Bank, Nathan measured the hidden logistics-related costs in six transport corridors in Central and West Africa. These include not only costs related to trucking but also time and opportunity costs resulting from inefficient processes and … Read More

• Competition & Economic Regulation
• Infrastructure Project Development & Finance
• International Development
• Service for Project Sidebar
• Trade and Logistics

January 3, 2012

Ecuador, Due Diligence Analysis for San Bartolo Hydropower Project

Hidrosanbartolo, S.A., requested a loan from the Inter-American Investment Corporation and the Corporacion Andina de Fomento (CAF) for a greenfield energy project in southwest Ecuador. The objective of the project was to design, build, operate, and maintain a 48.07 MW … Read More

• Asset Performance Assessment & Monitoring
• Infrastructure Project Development & Finance
• International Development
• Service for Project Sidebar
• Transaction Advisory Services & Project Finance Structuring

January 1, 2012

US Utility Diversification Strategy

A mid-sized US electric utility was considering a major effort to expand beyond its core power business into related grid services. This interest was driven in part by the fact that similar firms were expanding into these services and technology … Read More

• Advisory Services
• Energy
• Service for Project Sidebar

India’s Competition Commission Needs Better Data and More Staff

December 7, 2011–According to Ram Tamara, director of Nathan India Pvt Ltd, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) has been less than rigorous in its economic analysis, suggesting that CCI needs better data and more staff to analyze that data … Read More

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December 7, 2011

MARKET: Nathan Associates Starts Fifth Project in ASEAN

November 28, 2011?In the wake of President Obama?s attendance at the East Asia Summit in Bali, USAID announced the official start of MARKET (Maximizing Agricultural Revenues through Knowledge, Enterprise Development, and Trade). Nathan Associates will run the three-year project, the … Read More

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November 28, 2011