Sorting the signal from the noise can help organizations anticipate emerging risks and opportunities in this uncertain and rapidly changing world.

Lydia Boussour

EY-Parthenon Senior Economist, Strategy and Transactions, Ernst & Young LLP

Focused on guiding leaders and organizations through economic changes. Avid traveler raising global citizens.

Lydia is a senior economist at EY-Parthenon. She focuses on providing timely and insightful analysis of macroeconomic trends and policy developments, as well as leading the production of macroeconomic forecasts. Her comments on the economy regularly appear in media, such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and Reuters.

With more than a decade of experience, Lydia has advised a wide range of clients, including institutional investors and Fortune 500 executives, helping them navigate the ever-changing economic landscape. She started her career as an economist in the financial services sector and most recently worked as a lead US economist at a global forecasting and quantitative analysis firm, where she led the production of the forecast for the US economy.

Lydia earned her Master in International Economics from Paris Dauphine University in France.

How Lydia is building a better working world

In her role, Lydia provides timely economic insights to EY clients and helps them anticipate the impact of global trends on their operations, customers and employees. Sharing a wide range of potential outcomes can lead to better-informed decision-making that benefits not only the organization but also the broader society.

Lydia's latest thinking

Global economic outlook: Trump's first 100 days

In this webcast, panelists discuss the economic impact of Trump's first 100 days, key policies, US and global trade, and sector insights.

23 Apr 2025 | 15:00 your local time

Retail Sales February 2025

Spending reluctance

17 Mar 2025 Lydia Boussour

Consumer Price Index February 2025

Disinflationary fundamentals ahead of tariff pressures

12 Mar 2025 Lydia Boussour

Jackson Hole Economic Symposium 2024

Powell pivots and lowers the bar for a faster easing cycle

23 Aug 2024 Gregory Daco +1

2025 and beyond trade policy

Stagflation is the key risk

19 Jul 2024 Lydia Boussour +1

US GDP (Q1 2024 — second estimate)

Gentle economic cooling underway

30 May 2024 Lydia Boussour

How global business leaders can harness the power of GenAI

Learn about five strategic lessons for business leaders seeking to successfully utilize the power of GenAI.

16 Apr 2024 Gregory Daco

GenAI risks and challenges for the economy

Learn about the expected impact of GenAI on the labor market by exploring our four key findings regarding GenAI use.

09 Apr 2024 Lydia Boussour

The productivity potential of GenAI

Explore the likelihood of future substantial productivity gains from the use of generative AI across sectors.

22 Jan 2024 Lydia Boussour

How past tech disruptions can help inform the economic impact of AI

Discover learnings from three key historical episodes of rapid technological change that may help predict the economic impact of AI.

30 Nov 2023 Lydia Boussour

Macro and business risks from a credit crunch

We estimate that credit crunch conditions will represent a drag on the US economy. Learn more

22 Jun 2023 Gregory Daco +1

EY global economic outlook

In this webcast panelists discusses how companies adapt and thrive elevated economic uncertainty, financial market volatility and persistent inflation.

20 Apr 2023 | 00:30 your local time
    Contact Lydia
    You are visiting EY us (en)
    us en