Current Position

Assistant Professor of Economics, Wesleyan University. 1999 - present.

Education

Ph.D., Economics, University of Michigan. 2000.
M.A., Economics, University of Michigan. 1995.

Dissertation: "Vector Autoregressive Measures of Monetary Policy: Issues and Critiques"

M.S., Mathematics, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University. 1993.

B.A., Economics, College of Arts and Sciences, and
B.S.E., Public Policy and Management, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. 1990.

Graduated cum laude, honors distinction in Economics, minor in Mathematics.

Research Fields

Macroeconomics, Monetary Economics, Applied Econometrics, International Finance

Current Research Papers

The "Price Puzzle" Reconsidered.   Under review at the Journal of Monetary Economics

Varying Monetary Policy Regimes: A Vector Autoregressive Investigation.   Under review at the Journal of Money, Credit and Banking

Monetary Factors in the Long-Run Co-Movement of Consumer and Commodity Prices.

Monetary Policy over Space and Time, with Erik Hurst.

Courses Taught

International Finance, Statistics, Econometrics

Fellowships and Awards

Research Fellowship, International Finance Division, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.   Summer 1998

Rackham Dissertation Fellowship, University of Michigan.   Winter 1998

Departmental Recognition for Outstanding Teaching, University of Michigan.   1995, 1996, 1997

Summer Research Fellowship, University of Michigan.   Summer 1994, 1995

Regents Fellowship, University of Michigan.   1993-1995

Presentations and Other Papers

Varying Monetary Policy Regimes: A Vector Autoregressive Investigation

Presented at the University of Connecticut.   April 2000

Presented at the Midwest Economics Association Annual Meeting.   March 2000

Presented at Wesleyan University.   December 1999

On the Identification of Monetary Policy: the "Price Puzzle" Reconsidered

Presented at the National Bureau of Economic Research, Monetary Economics Meeting.   November 1999

Presented at the University of Michigan.   September 1998

Presented at the Federal Reserve Board of Governors.   August 1998

Identifying Monetary Policy: The Role of Commodity Prices

Presented at the Midwest Economics Association Annual Meeting.   March 1998

An Empirical Re-examination of the Relationship between Consumer and Commodity Prices.   December 1997

How Do We Assess the Importance of Monetary Policy for Causing and Preventing Economic Fluctuations?

Presented at the University of Michigan.   July 1997

Commodity Prices and Inflation: Towards a Structural Approach.   May 1996

Towards an Empirical Structural Interpretation of Commodity Prices and Inflation (with Robert Barsky)

Presented at the Michigan State Econometrics Workshop.   December 1995

Towards a Model of "Rational" Noise Trading.   August 1995

Commodity Price Growth as an Indicator of Consumer Price Inflation

Presented at the University of Michigan.   May 1995

The Effects of Exchange Rate Volatility on International Trade.   December 1994

Other Experience

Department of Economics, University of Michigan: Graduate Student Instructor   1995-1997

Department of Economics, University of Michigan: Research Assistant   1994-1996

Federal Reserve Bank of New York: Assistant Economist

Foreign Research Division, International Research Department.   1990-1993

Professional Activities and Service

Member, American Economic Association, Midwest Economics Association.

Referee, American Economic Review, Journal of International Economics.

Discussant, Econometrics Society, January 2001 Annual Meeting.

Wesleyan Service

Committee Member, Macy Fellowship Selection Committee.   2000 - present

Committee Member, Social Sciences Computing Committee.   1999 - present

Other Service

Board Member, Neighborhood Pre-School.   1999 - present

Lector, St. Puis X Church, Middletown.

Personal

Enjoy baseball, softball, mountain biking, live and recorded jazz music.

Aspiring guitarist and songwriter.

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