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Atlanta — Rajeev Dhawan, director of the Economic Forecasting Center at Georgia State University’s J. Mack Robinson College of Business, has received the 2025 Fellow of AUBER Award from the Association for University Business and Economic Research. AUBER is a professional association with members from more than 75 universities and affiliates that provide communities in nearly every state with applied economic research and data to promote informed decision-making.
The Fellow of AUBER Award recognizes association members for leadership and service to the organization. Dhawan’s service includes two terms on AUBER’s board of directors (2004-2006, 2022-2024) and multiple academic presentations at its annual conference spanning 20 years, including twice delivering the prestigious Keith Schwer Forecasting Keynote (2017, 2024).
“We are tremendously proud of Rajeev Dhawan and congratulate him on this richly deserved recognition,” said Richard Phillips, dean of the Robinson College. “Rajeev’s stature among his colleagues, the Atlanta business community, and media reflect his exceptional impact.”
Dhawan holds the Zwerner Chair of Economic Forecasting. Since joining Georgia State in 2000, he has produced his econometric model-based forecasts for the U.S., Southeast regional, and Atlanta metro economies, which he delivers at his highly regarded conferences. Attendees include corporate executives, small business owners, representatives of regional industry groups and nonprofit organizations, state and local government officials, and media.
Renowned for his accuracy, Dhawan has received awards for forecasting excellence from institutions including the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Bloomberg, Pulsenomics, and the Bank One Economic Outlook Center at Arizona State University. Dhawan is a member of multiple economic outlook survey panels including Blue Chip Economic Indicators, the Federal Reserve Banks of Chicago and Philadelphia, the National Association for Business Economics, The Wall Street Journal, and Pulsenomics/Ziller/Case-Shiller.
He holds a doctorate in economics from the University of California, Los Angeles and an M.A. in economics from the Delhi School of Economics.