Andrew Flowers
Labor Economist at Appcast, Inc- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Appcast, Inc
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United States
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Software Development
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300 - 400 Employee
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Labor Economist
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Jul 2021 - Present
Needham, Massachusetts, United States
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Massachusetts House of Representatives
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Government Administration
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200 - 300 Employee
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Candidate for State Representative (8th Norfolk)
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Jan 2020 - Sep 2020
An economist and local leader working to deliver progressive solutions on transportation, housing, and climate. Check out andrewflowers.com
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Indeed
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United States
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Technology, Information and Internet
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700 & Above Employee
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Economist
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Apr 2017 - Jan 2020
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FiveThirtyEight
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United States
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Online Media
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1 - 100 Employee
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Economics Writer
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Aug 2016 - Dec 2016
Walpole, Massachusetts
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Quantitative Editor
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Jan 2014 - Jul 2016
New York, NY Quantitative Editor and Economics Writer for FiveThirtyEight.com, re-launching under ESPN
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Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
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United States
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Financial Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Economic Research Analyst
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Oct 2010 - Jan 2014
Atlanta, GA • Brief the Atlanta Fed President, Board of Directors, and other executives on current economic and financial conditions in the US and internationally: biweekly economic data reports and comprehensive outlook presentation every FOMC cycle • Wrote feature pieces for the Atlanta Fed quarterly magazine, EconSouth, on: productivity and technology trends, the Greek sovereign debt crisis, international capital controls, the 2011 global economic outlook, the 2013 US economic outlook, and the… Show more • Brief the Atlanta Fed President, Board of Directors, and other executives on current economic and financial conditions in the US and internationally: biweekly economic data reports and comprehensive outlook presentation every FOMC cycle • Wrote feature pieces for the Atlanta Fed quarterly magazine, EconSouth, on: productivity and technology trends, the Greek sovereign debt crisis, international capital controls, the 2011 global economic outlook, the 2013 US economic outlook, and the debate over austerity and fiscal multipliers. • Assisting economists in regular forecasting exercises by coding economic models in MATLAB and Python • Programmed interactive visualizations of economic data with Tableau software and the JavaScript library D3.js • Manage ~10-person analyst team to meet the needs of staff economists and produce economic reports on a weekly basis • Research specific topics in macroeconomics and finance as requested by the Director of Research, doing both quantitative data analysis and qualitative outreach to regional network of businesses • Speak regularly before large public, nonprofessional groups on topics ranging from economic forecasting, the international monetary system, the history of the Fed, and ideas for a high school economics curriculum
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Economic Research Analyst
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Jun 2008 - Oct 2010
• Analyzed macroeconomic and financial data, produced reports for economists and policy makers at the Fed, and wrote articles on a variety of economic topics for public dissemination • Provided research assistance to economists working in macroeconomics, labor economics, and housing finance by collecting and analyzing data and performing comprehensive literature reviews
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RCF Economic & Financial Consulting, Inc.
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Business Consulting and Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Research Assistant
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Jan 2008 - Jun 2008
Researched trends in Chinese migration and how it's affected GDP growth.
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Amazon Fulfillment Technologies & Robotics
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United States
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Software Development
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700 & Above Employee
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Kiva Fellow
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Jun 2007 - Sep 2007
I was a Kiva Fellow in Benin City, Nigeria, assigned to Lift Above Poverty Organization (LAPO), a local microfinance institution.
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Education
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University of Chicago
B.A., Economics