Dr. Mitchell Ginsburg, PhD Economic Expert
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The Market is Segmented
• "We can stay where we are today serving the premium market or we can say, lets look at the mark-to-market, maybe not compete in all of the range, but let's take the premium part of it, the upper part of it and be relevant to people over there."
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Price is NOT the only factor
• "Our ability to maintain or grow our market share, revenue and profits is dependent on a range of factors. These factors include brand awareness and brand position, product quality, product differentiation and breadth of product offerings, slab width and length, new product development and time to market, technological innovation, popular home interior design trends, pricing, availability of inventory on demand, distribution coverage and customer service."
Caesarstone 2016 Annual Report
2017
Growth
in the U.S. Quartz Countertop Market
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Source: Freedonia Group
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Quartz Share of Countertop Market by Region
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AUSTRALIA
Source: Source: Freedonia February 2017; sales figures based on end-user consumer installed prices, including installation and other costs
Dr. Mitchell Ginsburg, PhD Associate Principal, Washington D.C.
- More than 20 years of experience in the trade policy arena
- Held several economic advisor positions at the U.S. International Trade Commission, providing advice to commissioners regarding injury determinations in antidumping and countervailing duty investigations
- Has provided testimony before the World Trade Organization's dispute settlement panel
- Boasts 12 years experience at the Office of the United States Trade Representative participating in the section 301 process and providing economic analysis to support trade negotiations, safeguards remedy analysis, and dispute resolution at the WTO
- Continues to serve on the editorial board for the Global Economic Journal
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Education PhD, Economics, American University MS, Urban Systems and Policy Planning, Northwestern University BA, International Studies/Economics, Johns Hopkins University