About Economic and Policy Resources, Inc.
Economic & Policy Resources, Inc. (EPR) has been providing consulting services to public and private sector clients since 1983. We deliver economic, economic-job impact assessment, strategic economic development, and financial, planning, and public policy analysis services to support our clients through critical decisions. Our staff of six economists and support personnel bring more than 50 years of collective experience in regional economics, and in the preparation of understandable reports related to highly technical issues and studies. We bring unmatched expertise in regional impact assessment analysis and use state-of-the art impact assessment methods and tools, including REDYN, IMPLAN, and RIMS.
Our firm has successfully completed EB-5 impact assessment studies in the states of Vermont and Florida. Our work in the Vermont Regional Center has resulted in an application that has been viewed as a model project under the EB-5 program.
Bios of Selected Professional Staff
Jeffrey B. Carr, Corporate President and Economist
Mr. Carr has more than 25 years of experience as an economist with particular expertise in macro-economics, economic forecasting, regional economic and fiscal impact analysis (including the USCIS EB-5 program), and fiscal policy analysis for federal, state, and local governments. Among many other assignments, Mr. Carr has served as the State Economist and Principal Revenues Analyst for nearly 18 years to the state of Vermont—including service to the last four governors of the state.
Lawrence D. Copp, Corporate Chairman and Economist
Mr. Copp is an economist with more than 25 years experience in policy analysis, micro-economic issues, forensic economics, regional impact analysis (including the USCIS EB-5 program) public utilities, state government policy, and business valuation. He is the founding President of Economic and Policy Resources. He is an expert in input-output modeling. He also has extensive experience as an expert witness regarding economic damages in state and federal courts and before quasi-judicial panels. He is active in his community of Richmond, VT, owns a 200 acre farm, and is a certified pilot and a flight instructor.
Mathew J. Barewicz, Senior Research Economist
With EPR, Mathew performs econometric modeling, economic and demographic forecasting, input/output analysis—including extensive experience with the modeling economic development project proposals using the REMI, RIMS and REDYN input-output model tools. He received his B.A. from the University of Vermont double majoring in Economics and French. Mathew earned is Masters of Arts in Economics from San Diego State University.
Zachary H. Sears, Senior Research Economist
Mr. Sears has extensive training in econometric modeling and quantitative economics. He graduated in May 2007 with a Master’s degree from the Community and Applied Economics Department of the University of Vermont. Prior to completing his Master’s program at UVM, he was in the U.S. Army for 5 years working as a translator.