Joshua Aizenman
Robert R. and Katheryn A. Dockson Chair in Economics and International Relations
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Short Bio: Joshua Aizenman joined the faculty at USC in 2013, where he serves as the Dockson Chair in Economics and International Relations. Joshua also serves as a Research Associate for the National Bureau of Economic Research, and occasional Special Issues co-editor for the Journal of International Money and Finance. Other affiliations have included teaching and research positions at UC Santa Cruz (served as a Presidential Chair of Economics), Dartmouth (served as the Champion Professor of International Economics), Hebrew University of Jerusalem, University of Chicago GSB, University of Pennsylvania, and serving as co-editor for the Journal of International Money and Finance (2010 - 2021). Consulting relationships include the International Monetary Fund, World Bank, Inter-American Development Bank, Asian Development Bank, and the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.
Research Overview: A common thread of my research has been applying a generalized cost benefit approach to international economics and economic development, recognizing political economy goals and constraints. My work aims at interpreting observed patterns, studying conditions under which policies may help or hinder the performance of the economy, and the role of institutions and regulations. My research covers a range of issues in the open economy, including commercial and financial policies, crises in emerging markets, foreign direct investment, capital controls, and exchange rate regimes.
Research Compilations:
Recent Papers:
Monetary Policy for Decentralized Currency and the Tragedy of the Commons, Davos BEF 2019
On the built-in instability of cryptocurrencies (VoxEU, 2019)
Inflation and Exchange Rate Targeting Challenges Under Fiscal Dominance (2019)
International Reserves, Exchange Rates, and Monetary Policy: From the Trilemma to the Quadrilemma;OXFORD RESEARCH ENCYCLOPEDIA, ECONOMICS AND FINANCE (2019)
Macroeconomics Challenges and Resilience of Emerging Market Economies (2019), In Macroeconomic Stabilization in the Digital Age, Beirne & Fernandez (eds.). Tokyo: ADBI.
Good-Bye Original Sin, Hello Risk On-Off, Financial Fragility, and Crises? (2020)
Accounting For Global Covid-19 Diffusion Patterns (VoxEU, 2020), with Y. Jinjarak, R. Ahmed, S. Nair-Desai, and W. Xin
Accounting for Global COVID-19 Diffusion Patterns, January-April 2020, with Y. Jinjarak, R. Ahmed, S. Nair-Desai, and W. Xin, Economics of Disaster and Climate Change, 2020, 4, no. 3 (2020): 515-559
Pandemic Shocks and Fiscal-Monetary Policies in the Eurozone: COVID-19 Dominance During January - June 2020 , with R. Ahmed, S. Nair-Desai, and W. Xin, Working Paper, 2020, forthcoming, Oxford Economic Papers
COVID dominance: Pandemic shocks and fiscal-monetary policies in the euro area, (VoxEU, 2020), with R. Ahmed, S. Nair-Desai, and W. Xin.
Emerging Markets Sovereign CDS Spreads During COVID-19: Economics versus Epidemiology News, (2021), with T. Daehler and Y. Jinjarak, Economic Modelling.
Central Bank Swap Arrangements in the COVID-19 Crisis, with H. Ito and G. Pasricha, Journal of International Money and Finance 2022.
Gaps Between Official and Excess Covid-19 Mortality Measures: The Effects of Institutional Quality and Vaccinations, with A. Cukierman, Y. Jingarak, S. Nair-Desai and W. Xin, Economic Modelling, 2022.
Understanding the post-pandemic new trends -- no feasible return to the pre-crisis world, September 29, 2022. Istanbul, Turkey.
The Fed’s swap lines: Narrow circle, broad effect? October 2022.
On the Effectiveness of Foreign Exchange Reserves During the 2021-22 U.S. Monetary Tightening Cycle, (with R. Ahmed, J. Saadaoui and G. S. Uddin), Economics Letters, October 2023.
Research Interests:
Commercial and Financial Policies in the Open Economy, Political Economy, Development and Transition, Exchange Rate Regimes, Capital Mobility, and Macro Policies.