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Arun Raha (born March 31, 1959) was, until January 31, 2012, the Executive Director and Chief Economist for the State of Washington, a position he took on September 2, 2008. [1] He has a Ph.D. in Economics from Washington State University. He worked previously a Swiss Re in New York. He has also received national awards for his financial forecasting from the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, and from The Wall Street Journal . [2]

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References

  1. "Business & Technology - Geothermal assets for Weyerhaeuser? - Seattle Times Newspaper". seattletimes.nwsource.com.
  2. "Arun Raha, Ph.D., Executive Director and Chief Economist | Washington State Economic and Revenue Forecast Council". Archived from the original on 2011-04-09. Retrieved 2011-02-25.