Ruth Stroppiana is chief international economist at Moody's Economy.com. Based in London, Dr. Stroppiana is responsible for European-related research on the Dismal Scientist web site. Ruth formerly directed Asia/Pacific economics in the Moody's Economy.com Sydney office as the company’s lead economist in the region. She has extensive experience in analyzing countries in the Asia/Pacific region and Europe and has been quoted by a wide range of global news outlets. Dr. Stroppiana received her Ph.D. in economics from the University of Queensland, Australia.