Ben Cheng

Ben Cheng

Former Researcher, Economics Department
The Conference Board

The following is a biography of former employee/consultant.

Ben Cheng is a researcher in the economics department at The Conference Board. He received his undergraduate degree in economics and mathematics at New York University and is currently pursuing a graduate degree in statistics at Columbia University.

Ben has worked on a variety of research projects involving productivity and labor market areas, including the effect of ICT on the geographic diffusion of occupations and industries, the relationship between firm size and workforce adjustments during business cycles, and determinants leading to delayed retirement in the United States. Other research interests include the use of micro data for analysis of consumption and wealth, wage inequality, and talent shortages in the United States. In addition, he produces The Conference Board Total Economy Database, a global productivity database providing growth accounting and internationally comparable data for analysis on competitiveness and long-term growth.

Publications by Ben Cheng

Briefs

The Conference Board® Labor Markets in Review™: Vol. 2, No. 1 26 January, 2012

Charts

The Impact of Demographic Trends on U.S. Consumer Spending 09 February, 2017
Interactive Labor Shortage Charts Dashboard 05 August, 2016

Reports

The Impact of Demographic Trends on US Consumer Spending: Incorporating the Effect of Race/Ethnicity 19 January, 2018
The Impact of Demographic Trends on US Consumer Spending: Methodological Notes 09 February, 2017
Introducing the Connected Spender: The Digital Consumer of the Future 08 February, 2017
Help Wanted: What Looming Labor Shortages Mean for Your Business 15 April, 2016
No More Tiers: Navigating the Future of Consumer Demand across China's Cities (CHRO Strategic Implications) 14 December, 2015
No More Tiers: Navigating the Future of Consumer Demand across China's Cities (CFO Strategic Implications) 11 December, 2015
No More Tiers: Navigating the Future of Consumer Demand across China's Cities (CMO Strategic Implications) 19 November, 2015
No More Tiers: Navigating the Future of Consumer Demand across China's Cities 18 November, 2015
Job Satisfaction: 2015 Edition: A Lot More Jobs—A Little More Satisfaction 08 September, 2015
From Not Enough Jobs to Not Enough Workers: CHIEF TALENT/ LEARNING OFFICER Implications 15 October, 2014
From Not Enough Jobs to Not Enough Workers: CHRO Implications 09 September, 2014
From Not Enough Jobs to Not Enough Workers: CFO Implications 08 September, 2014
From Not Enough Jobs to Not Enough Workers: What Retiring Baby Boomers and the Coming Labor Shortage Mean for Your Company 01 September, 2014
Job Satisfaction: 2014 Edition 18 June, 2014
From a Buyer's Market to a Seller's Market: Declining Unemployment and Evolving Labor 01 May, 2014
Trapped on the Worker Treadmill? 30 January, 2013
Projecting Global Growth 13 November, 2012
Feeling the Pain: Wage Growth in the United States during and after the Great Recession 26 April, 2012
Recession Aftermath: What the Delayed Retirement of Mature Workers Means for Business 20 March, 2012
Projecting Economic Growth with Growth Accounting Techniques: The Conference Board Global Economic Outlook 2012 Sources and Methods 15 November, 2011
Performance 2011: Productivity, Employment, and Growth in the World's Economies 07 June, 2011
U.S. Workers Delaying Retirement: What Businesses Can Learn from the Trends of Who, Where, and Why 19 May, 2011
Innovation and Intangible Assets Gaining the Competitive Edge in Economic Recovery 26 January, 2011