Sara L Johnson IHS   24 Hartwell Avenue Lexington, MA 02421 USA   sara.johnson@ihs.com   www.ihs.com   Biographical Sketch: Sara Johnson is Senior Research Director of Global Economics with IHS Global Insight. In this role, she helps clients assess worldwide business and financial opportunities and risks. IHS Global Insight provides economic forecasts and analyses of over 200 countries. Ms. Johnson co-authors the Global Executive Summary, manages the Executive Strategy Council, and presents the IHS economic outlook to international conferences. She was previously North American Research Director and Chief Regional Economist with Standard & Poor’s DRI, a predecessor of IHS Global Insight. Ms. Johnson holds a B.A. degree in economics and mathematics from Wellesley College and an M.A. in economics from Harvard University with concentrations in finance and macroeconomic theory. Ms. Johnson is a director of the NABE Foundation and a former director of the National Association for Business Economics. She is a member of The Boston Economic Club and American Economic Association.       JEL Areas: F : International Economics E : Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics