Eric Gaus is Chief Economist at Dodge Construction Network, where he directs economic research. He brings over 15 years of experience in academia and the private sector, creating macroeconomic models and producing research on critical issues for the global economy. Prior to joining Dodge, Eric was a Director at Moodys, where he managed the development and maintenance of their global forecasting model and served as the product manager of their country risk service. He received his PhD from the University of Oregon and spent several years teaching at small liberal arts colleges. While in academia, Eric published articles on the role of expectation formation in macroeconomics and finance.