Bureau of Economic Analysis
Meghan Scott is an experienced economist currently serving at the Bureau of Economic Analysis since January 2021, specializing in National Economic Accounts and the Investment and International Trade Branch. Prior roles include serving as a Robertson Graduate Fellow at the Robertson Foundation for Government and a graduate intern at the U.S. Department of the Treasury, focusing on international affairs in the Office of South and Southeast Asia. Meghan's experience also includes a significant tenure at the Federal Reserve Board, where responsibilities included briefing high-level officials for international meetings and analyzing financial market developments. Earlier roles involved economic analysis for the Tennessee General Assembly, conducting research as a teaching assistant at Vanderbilt University, and interning in microfinance. Meghan holds a Master of Public Policy from UC San Diego and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Mathematics from Vanderbilt University.
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Bureau of Economic Analysis
BEA is an agency of the Department of Commerce. Along with the Census Bureau and STAT-USA, BEA is part of the Department's Economics and Statistics Administration. BEA produces economic accounts statistics that enable government and business decision-makers, researchers, and the American public to follow and understand the performance of the Nation's economy. To do this, BEA collects source data, conducts research and analysis, develops and implements estimation methodologies, and disseminates statistics to the public. BEA is one of the world's leading statistical agencies. Although it is a relatively small agency, BEA produces some of the most closely watched economic statistics that influence the decisions made by government officials, business people, households, and individuals. BEA's economic statistics, which provide a comprehensive, up-to-date picture of the U.S. economy, are key ingredients in critical decisions affecting monetary policy, tax and budget projections, and business investment plans. The cornerstone of BEA's statistics is the national income and product accounts (NIPAs), which feature the estimates of gross domestic product (GDP) and related measures. The GDP was recognized by the Department of Commerce as its greatest achievement of the 20th century and has been ranked as one of the three most influential measures that affect U.S. financial markets. Since the NIPAs were first developed in the aftermath of the Great Depression, BEA has developed and extended its estimates to cover a wide range of economic activities. Today, BEA prepares national, regional, industry, and international accounts that present essential information on such key issues as economic growth, regional economic development, interindustry relationships, and the Nation's position in the world economy.