About
Independent economics you can stand behind.
Pavlo Buryi, Ph.D.
Economist & Associate Professor of Economics
I provide independent economic analysis and expert evaluations that help clients make better decisions, strengthen their cases, and demonstrate real-world impact. My work spans economic impact assessments, expert reports, endeavor and technology evaluations, and cost-benefit analysis.
As an associate professor of economics, my research focuses on innovation, applied microeconomics, and international trade. That academic foundation shapes every engagement: analysis grounded in theory, driven by data, and communicated with clarity.
Clients rely on me for objective, defensible findings — the kind that hold up in litigation, immigration proceedings, regulatory review, and boardroom decisions alike.
- Ph.D. in Economics
- Associate Professor of Economics
- Research in innovation, applied microeconomics, and international trade
- Published in peer-reviewed journals
- Expert reports for litigation, immigration, and regulatory proceedings
Scott Gilbert, Ph.D.
Expert Witness & Associate Dean
Scott Gilbert, Ph.D. is an expert witness on economic damages and provides litigation support services in the areas of personal injury, wrongful death, wrongful termination, lost profits, business interruption, competition, antitrust, contract disputes, and divorce cases.
Dr. Gilbert is currently the Interim Associate Dean in the College of Business at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, and teaches courses in economic and business statistics, econometrics, macroeconomics, microeconomics, financial economics, and monetary economics. He is a research economist and statistician whose research has been published in excellent academic journals, including the Journal of the American Statistical Association, the Journal of Multivariate Analysis, the Journal of Futures Markets, and Economics Letters.
He has authored two books: Business Liability and Economic Damages, and Multi-Market Antitrust Economics. Dr. Gilbert received his Ph.D. in economics from the University of California San Diego, and his Bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of California Berkeley.
- Ph.D. in Economics, University of California San Diego
- Expert witness on economic damages and litigation support
- Interim Associate Dean, College of Business, SIU Carbondale
- Published in the Journal of the American Statistical Association and other leading journals
- Author of Business Liability and Economic Damages and Multi-Market Antitrust Economics
Why Buryi Economics
How we compare to other economic consulting firms
The NIW economist and RFE economist for EB-2 NIW, EB-1A, and O-1A petitions
Buryi Economics is not another generic immigration evaluation company. We are an economic consulting firm: Ph.D. economists who provide economic impact analysis of the proposed endeavor, quantitative evidence, high salary and remuneration analysis, business and commercial evidence, national importance findings, and RFE economic evidence for EB-2 NIW, EB-1A, and O-1A petitions.
50+ immigration expert letters
EB-2 NIW national importance, EB-1A and O-1A expert opinions, high salary evaluations, and RFE responses.
NIW economist, not a ghostwriter
Analyses are prepared and signed by credentialed academic economists whose CVs support the weight USCIS gives the opinion.
Economic impact of the proposed endeavor
Jobs, economic activity, productivity, investment, and direct, indirect, and induced impacts, quantified with IMPLAN and RIMS II and mapped to Matter of Dhanasar.
High salary and remuneration analysis
Occupation-specific, geographic, and percentile benchmarks from BLS and other government labor-market data.
Business and commercial evidence
Financing, investment, enterprise agreements, and market benchmarks translated into evidence of standing and reputation.
RFE economist support
Focused reports that answer the specific economic concerns raised in a USCIS Request for Evidence.
Compared with immigration evaluation firms and generic expert letter services, you work directly with the economist, receive data-backed quantitative findings instead of boilerplate, and can bring in additional subject-matter experts when the case needs them.
Looking for a Carnegie Evaluations alternative or a ProfVal alternative?
Attorneys and petitioners who compare immigration evaluation providers such as Carnegie Evaluations, ProfVal, AAE Evaluations, Park Evaluations, Global Credential Services (GCS), Silvergate Evaluations, and Morningside Evaluations often need something more specialized: an independent economist. Buryi Economics focuses exclusively on the economic side of the case: NIW economist letters, economic impact analysis, high remuneration evaluations, and RFE economic evidence.
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Economic impact studies without big-firm overhead
Organizations evaluating economic impact consultants, economic development consulting firms, or IMPLAN and RIMS II study providers often find large firms costly and slow. Buryi Economics delivers the same rigorous input-output methodology with direct access to senior Ph.D. economists.
Full impact measurement
Direct, indirect, and induced effects on employment, labor income, output, value added (GDP), and tax revenue.
Trusted data sources
BEA, BLS, Census, IMPLAN, and RIMS II, with every assumption documented.
Sensitivity testing
Conservative, base, and upside scenarios so decision makers and funders see the range of outcomes.
Grant and stakeholder ready
Clear reports for grant applications, redevelopment projects, nonprofits, and public-sector funding requests.
Compared with national economic consulting firms, clients get senior-level analysis on every project, transparent pricing, and faster delivery, without sacrificing defensibility.
Looking for an Econsult Solutions or Beacon Economics alternative?
Organizations comparing economic impact firms such as Econsult Solutions (ESI), Beacon Economics, Applied Economics, The Perryman Group, and Chmura Economics & Analytics, or considering modeling and data platforms such as IMPLAN, REMI, and Lightcast, can commission a Philadelphia-based Ph.D. economist instead. We build and run the IMPLAN or RIMS II model, validate every assumption, and deliver a defensible economic and fiscal impact report.
Company names are trademarks of their respective owners and are used only for identification. Buryi Economics is not affiliated with or endorsed by these firms.
A forensic economist and expert witness for damages cases
Attorneys searching for a forensic economist, economic damages expert, or expert witness for lost earnings often compare several providers. Buryi Economics offers Ph.D.-level damages analysis with expert witness experience in personal injury, wrongful death, wrongful termination, and commercial disputes.
Expert witness experience
Scott Gilbert, Ph.D. has testified on economic damages and authored Business Liability and Economic Damages.
Comprehensive loss analysis
Lost earnings, reduced earning capacity, lost benefits, household services, lost profits, and business interruption.
Defensible methodology
Earnings records, labor-market data, worklife expectancy, and appropriate discounting that holds up under cross-examination.
Plaintiff and defense
Independent, objective opinions for car accidents, workplace injuries, employment, antitrust, and contract matters.
Compared with larger forensic economics firms, you work directly with the testifying economists from intake through deposition and trial.
Looking for a CFES alternative or a forensic economist in Philadelphia?
Attorneys comparing forensic economics providers such as the Center for Forensic Economic Studies (CFES), Vocational Economics, Economic & Financial Analysis, Inc., Forensic Economics, Inc., and Soboleski & Associates, or large consultancies such as The Brattle Group, NERA Economic Consulting, and Analysis Group, can retain Philadelphia-based Ph.D. economists for lost earnings, personal injury, workplace injury, wrongful death, and commercial damages, with direct access to the testifying expert.
Company names are trademarks of their respective owners and are used only for identification. Buryi Economics is not affiliated with or endorsed by these firms.
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