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Bryan S. Castro Senior Research Associate

Bryan Castro is a Senior Research Associate at Beacon Economics. Mr. Castro works across multiple practice areas with a focus on public policy analysis and economic, fiscal, and social impact analysis. His professional experience and research interests include labor economics – particularly how active labor market policies impact jobseekers’ transition to employment, economic development, international trade, public sector economics, and markets with frictions.

Mr. Castro is broadly experienced in using econometric software such as STATA, EViews, MATLAB, and R to perform statistical analysis and forecasting. He is also highly proficient in working with confidential Employment Development Department (EDD) data including clear knowledge about how to process the data and use it properly in public and private reports. He has performed employment and demographic analysis for the City of Los Angeles and has used EDD data to contribute to reports for the City of Long Beach and San Bernardino County.

Prior to joining Beacon Economics, Mr. Castro taught courses in macro and microeconomics, international trade, and economic development at California State University, Los Angeles. Prior to that, he was a Teaching and Research Assistant at the University of California, Irvine where he led courses in macroeconomics, econometrics, urban economics, risk and uncertainty, international trade, and economic development. As a Research Assistant, he also mapped global value chains of medical goods, pharmaceuticals, and vaccines related to COVID-19.

Areas of Expertise

  • Economic, Fiscal, and Social Impact Analysis
  • Public Policy Analysis

    • Mr. Castro is currently a PhD candidate in Economics at the University of California, Irvine. He holds an M.A. degree in Economics from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and a B.A. degree in Economics and B.S. degree in Mathematics from California State University, Long Beach.

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    +1 310.571.3399
    110 South Fairfax Avenue, Suite 380 Los Angeles, California 90036

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