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 conomist for the Hawai'i Department of Business\, Economic Development and
  Tourism (DBEDT)\, where he works on developing the State's tourism demand
  and economic forecasting models. His broader work spans economic impact a
 nalysis and economic development\, including published State reports on ec
 onomic diversification\, Hawaii's business climate\, and the economic cont
 ributions of international students and high-technology grant programs. In
  his previous roles\, he worked on fiscal policy and public financial mana
 gement. Mustafa holds a master's in economics from the University of Hawai
 i at Manoa\, specializing in causal inference and macro-econometrics. 
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SUMMARY:Speaker Mustafa Shirzad
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 t of Business\, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT)\, where he works 
 on developing the State&#39\;s tourism demand and economic forecasting mod
 els. His broader work spans economic impact analysis and economic developm
 ent\, including published State reports on economic diversification\, Hawa
 ii&#39\;s business climate\, and the economic contributions of internation
 al students and high-technology grant programs. In his previous roles\, he
  worked on fiscal policy and public financial management. Mustafa holds a 
 master&#39\;s in economics from the University of Hawaii at Manoa\, specia
 lizing in causal inference and macro-econometrics.</span></div>\n
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