Firm Overview

Mather Economics is a business consultancy specializing in applied economics. Our work utilizes econometric analysis to develop implementable business solutions such as optimal pricing recommendations, suggested inventory levels, sales forecasts, and customer churn risk scores. We employ leading-edge econometric approaches to solve complex business problems, and we assist our clients as they implement these solutions to maximize operating margins, grow revenue, or lower costs. We help companies use their own data to develop and maintain competitive advantages by working smarter as well as harder.

Mather Economics also supports complex litigation through analysis of data to measure damages, estimate lost profits, or value intellectual property. We have supported attorneys through pretrial discovery, with the development of testimony, and with critiquing opposing expert testimony. We have a team of distinguished affiliated economists with significant experience testifying in court.

Mather Economics was founded in 2002, and we have a growing staff of professionals with years of experience working in industry, in academics, and as economic business consultants. We are determined to provide exceptional value to our clients through our high-quality and reasonably priced consulting services.

Work Philosophy

Mather Economics believes that solutions are not valuable unless they can be implemented effectively, the conclusions are accurate, and the results measurable. We believe economic analysis needs to combine the market expertise and institutional knowledge of our clients with sophisticated econometric modeling to provide truly valuable solutions. To ensure this occurs, we work collaboratively with our clients during an engagement either at their location or remotely.

Since 2002 we have worked with over 100 clients to develop insightful and compelling solutions to their business problems. Most of our clients retain Mather Economics for multiple engagements.

Team Members

Professional Staff

Mather Lindsay, PhD (Matt) – Managing Partner

Matt is the managing partner for Mather Economics which he founded in 2002 after working for Arthur Andersen’s Business Consulting practice in Atlanta. Prior to Arthur Andersen Matt worked as an Economist for United Parcel Service for at their corporate office. He received his PhD in Economics from the University of Georgia. Matt has a Masters in Applied Economics from Clemson University, and a BBA in Economics from the University of Georgia.

Gabi Huiber, PhD – Senior Economist

Education
• BSc, economics, University of Cluj, Romania, 1996
• PhD, Clemson University, applied economics, 2003, concentrations in industrial organization and labor economics.

Work experience
• Five years at the UPS headquarters in Atlanta, GA, between 2001 and 2006. All were spent in the economic analysis group, which I managed for the last 2 years there.
• RTI Health Solutions, in Durham, NC, as a research economist. I do applied microeconometrics using Stata.

Hometown
• I grew up in Cehu Silvaniei, a small town in northern Transylvania, Romania. I now live in Durham, NC.

Interests
• Computer programming, riding my bicycle (I live off a trail converted from an old railroad), Durham Bulls baseball, reading The New York Times.

Adrian Stavaru, ABD – Senior Economist

Education
• Clemson University, Clemson SC 2000 - 2005. ABD Applied Economics
  Research Interests: Applied Econometrics, Labor Economics, Industrial Organisation
• University of Cluj, Romania (it is actually called Babes-Bolyai Univ, but that sounds rather silly in English) 1992 - 1997. BS in Economics
• Salonta High School, Romania 1988 - 1992

Relevant work experience
• Economist - Mather Economics, Atlanta GA. 2005 - Present.Areas of expertise: lotteries, printed newspaper industry, profit maximizing, pricing strategies
• Graduate Instructor - Introductory Micro and Macroeconomics classes. Clemson University, Clemson SC 2001 - 2005
• Investment Analyst - Globinvest SA, Cluj Napoca Romania, Manager of the Transylvania Mutual Funds 1997-2000

Hometown
• Salonta, Romania

Interests
• sports: tennis, skiing, soccer music: classical guitar I'd give up any of the above for the chance of reading a good book

Rafal Raciborski, MA – Economist

Rafal Raciborski is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Political Science at Emory University. His research interests include political economy, applied econometrics, and statistical computing. Rafal is an expert statistical programmer and has published in The Stata Journal on the topics of data management and statistical methodology. A native of Poland, he misspends his free time competing in the sport of Olympic weightlifting.

• Ph.D. in Political Science, Emory University, expected 2011
• Fields: International Relations & Quantitative Methods
• M.A. in Political Science, Georgia State University, 2003
• M.A. in Law, University of Bialystok, Poland, 2001

Randy Compton, ABD – Economist

• B.A. Economics, University of Michigan, 1992
• M.A. Applied Economics, University of Michigan, 1995
• A.B.D. Economics, University of Cincinnati, 1997 Concentration – Industrial Organization, International Trade
• Randy’s work as a consultant has included analytical projects involving high level forecasting and panel data regression techniques. In his forecasting work, he has done competitive analyses of pricing changes, loss reserving levels, profit optimizing delivery amounts, and impacts from policy and market changes on sales and revenue. Randy has used regression techniques to quantify the impact of sales promotions and advertising on sales, identify higher performing sales agents, measure the economic impact of training courses, and develop algorithms for hiring practices. His work has involved many different industries, including telecommunications, banking, transportation, retail sales, food and beverage, hospitality, state and local government, newspaper, call centers, and pre- and post-paid mobile phone and data services.
• Randy has worked with several clients on marketing effectiveness and prospect identification. He has developed credit scoring models and loss reserve models for banks and financial institutions using advanced statistical and econometric techniques. In related work, he has developed response models for direct mail and internet marketing promotions, which resulted in an average lift increase of 8 basis points. This forecasting work has led to studies in customer churn and survival analysis in several industries.
• Randy joined Mather Economics in 2007. Before that he spent over seven years as a Director of Analytics, and Operating Efficiency at InterContinental Hotels Group. His work primarily involved econometric modeling to identify business trends and measure performance, but he also worked on a wide variety of other economic issues. Randy also spent three years as an economist with UPS where he estimated marginal cost of operation and developed models for pricing decisions.
• Randy grew up in Michigan, and remains a loyal Wolverines fan. He enjoys playing sports and vacations to the beach with his family.

Bram Gallagher, ABD – Economist

Bram Gallagher is an economics PhD student at the Terry College of Business. His field specialties are in applied econometrics and labor. Before working for Mather Economics he was a visiting professor at North Georgia College and State university where he lectured on money and banking though has since returned to his hometown of Athens, Georgia to finish his dissertation. His other interests include playing viola for the local Athens Symphony Orchestra, literature, and preparing meals at home with his beloved wife.

Joanna Fister – Analyst

Education
• Graduated from the University of Georgia with a bachelors in Economics

Relevant work experience
• Before joining Mather Economics, I worked for Culpepper and Associates, where I was a research analyst for 2 years.

Hometown
• I was born and raised in Roswell, Georgia and attended high school in Marietta, Georgia

Interests
• In my spare time I enjoy coaching youth basketball

Arvid Tchvizhel – Analyst

Arvid is an Analyst with Mather Economics LLC. His concentrations include, immigration, international trade, alternative energy, the auto industry, privatization, Latin America, Russia and China. He has worked with various companies in the financial services industry including Waterfield Mortgage and Morgan Stanley. Arvid was born in Petrozavodsk, Russia and immigrated to the United States with his family at a young age. He attended Furman University in Greenville, SC and graduated in May of 2008 with degrees in economics and Spanish.

Arvid enjoys: playing tennis, listening to and performing classical music, following international affairs, windsurfing, swimming, staying healthy, good food and drink, being with friends and family, and going to the beach.

Dustin Tetley – Analyst

Education
• University of Georgia, Terry College of Business
• Bachelor of Business Administration in International Business - Expected May 2010
• Area of Emphasis: Finance
• Bachelor of Business Administration in Management Information Systems - Expected May 2010
• Minor: French

Relevant work experience
• DOCX, a Fidelity National Information Services Company – lien release and assignment document processing

Hometown
• Native of North Bay, ONT, CANADA. Currently, Alpharetta, GA

Interests
• NCAA Cross country and Track and field

Affiliated Economists

The following are academic economists who are available to work with Mather Economics.

Christopher M. Cornwell

• Professor of Economics and Economics Department Head
• University of Georgia
• PhD, Michigan State University, 1985
  • Econometric analysis
  • Labor economics
  • Economics of education

David R. Kamerschen

• Distinguished Professor and Jasper N. Dorsey Chair in Economics
• University of Georgia
• PhD, Michigan State University, 1964
  • Antitrust litigation
  • Industrial organization
  • Public utilities

Cotton M. Lindsay

• J. Wilson Newman Professor of Economics and Graduate Coordinator
• Clemson University
• PhD, University of Virginia, 1968
  • Labor Economics
  • Industrial Organization
  • Health Care

Robert E. McCormick

• Professor of Economics
• Clemson University
• PhD, Texas A&M University, 1972
  • Sports economics
  • Industrial organization
  • Antitrust litigation

Michael T. Maloney

• Professor of Economics
• Clemson University
• PhD, Louisiana State University, 1975
  • Public utilities
  • Industrial organization
  • Labor economics

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