Professional Experience

Economist, European Central Bank, Monetary Policy Research Division, DG-Research (May 2008-present).

Invited Professor, University Paris Dauphine, Short Course on the Eurozone Economy (May/June 2019).

Economist, European Central Bank. Capital Market and Financial Structure, DG-Economics (March 2014 - Sept. 2014).

Lecturer, Goethe University, Principles of Economics, Master in Law and Finance (Sept. 2011- Feb. 2014).

Visting Scholar, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (Sept. 2006-March 2008).

Teaching Assistant, HEC Lausanne, Macroeconomics, Asset Pricing, International Macro (Sept. 2001-Sept. 2006).

Publications

Jaccard, I. and Smets, F. (2019). "Structural Asymmetries and Financial Imbalances in the Eurozone," Review of Economic Dynamics, forthcoming: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.red.2019.08.002 .

Hiebert, P. and Jaccard, I. and Schueler, Y. (2018). "Contrasting Financial and Business Cycles: Stylized Facts and Candidate Explanations," Journal of Financial Stability, vol. 38, p. 72-80.

Jaccard, I. (2018). "Asset Pricing and the Propagation of Macroeconomic Shocks," Journal of the European Economic Association, vol. 16, iss. 2, p. 436–486 .

Jaccard, I. (2014). "Asset Returns and Labor Supply in a Production Economy," Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, vol. 46(5), p. 889-919, 08.

Jaccard, I. (2011). "Asset Pricing and Housing Supply in a Production Economy," The B.E. Journal of Macroeconomics (contributions), vol. 11(1), p. 1-38, October.

Education

PhD in Economic Sciences, HEC Lausanne ( Sept. 2001-Sept. 2006).

Certificate of the Swiss Program (Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Econometrics), Study Center Gerzensee (Feb. 2002-June 2004).

Master in Science in Economics (Spec. Industrial Organization), HEC Lausanne (Sept. 2000-Aug. 2001).

B.A. Monetary and Financial Economics, University of Geneva (Aug. 1996-June 2000).

Invited Seminar

University of Southampton (2018), Durham University Business School (2018), National University of Singapore (2018), University of Glasgow (2018), University Paris Dauphine (2017), DNB (2017), University of Nottingham (2014), Humboldt University Berlin (2014), Bank of Finland (2014), University of Navarra (2013), University of Hamburg (2013), IHS Vienna (2012), ULB/Ecares (2010), University of Munich (2009), University of Basel (2009), FRB of San Francisco (2008), European Central Bank (2008), Stockholm School of Economics (2008), FRB of St-Louis (2008), Bank of Canada (2008), Wharton (2006, 2007), York University (2007), Georges Washington (2007), Boston University (2007), University of Connecticut (2006, 2007), FRB of Philadelphia (2006), FRB of New York (2006), University van Amsterdam (2006), Swiss National Bank (2005).

Refereeing Activities

American Economic Review, B.E. Journal of Macroeconomics, Canadian Journal of Economics, European Economic Review, Journal of Applied Econometrics, Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, Journal of Macroeconomics, Journal of Monetary Economics, Macroeconomic Dynamics, Review of Economic Dynamics, Review of Economics and Statistics.

Selected Conference Participations

AMSE-Banque de France Conference on International Economics (2019), Meetings of the Society for Economic Dynamics (2019, 2010, 2007, 2006), Zeuthen Worskhop (2018), Swiss National Bank Research Conference (2017), Day Ahead Conference Bank of Portugal (2017), Bank of Korea International Conference (2015), Theories and Methods in Macro (2018, 2015), First International Macroeconomic Workshop CREM (2014), Banque de France/New York Fed Conference Economics of Cross-Border Banking (2013), Banque de France/Bundesbank Current Macroeconomic Challenges Conference (2013), Meetings of the Econometric Society (2015, 2014, 2011, 2010, 2009), Annual Meetings of the Western Finance Association (2010, 2009), Property Markets and Finance HKMR-BIS (2009), Computing in Economics and Finance (2013), Bundesbank-ECB-CFS Conference (2012, 2011), Meetings of the European Economic Association, (2014, 2013, 2006), Dynare conference (2018, 2014, 2012, 2010).

Discussions

Putting the Cycle Back into Business Cycle Analysis by Paul Beaudry, Dana Galizia, and Franck Portier, Bundesbank 2018; Policy and Asset Price Bubbles by C. Blot, P. Hubert and F. Labondance, T2M, Paris Dauphine 2018; The Macroeconomic Effects of Trade Tariffs: Revisiting the Lerner Symmetry Result, by J. Lindé and A. Pescatori, Bank of Spain 2017; Aggregate Fluctuations and the Role of Trade Credit, by L. Shao, ECB 2017;The Federal Reserve’s Portfolio and its Effect on Interest Rates, by A. Boote, J. Huther, J. Ihrig, B. Klee and R. Sambasivam, Halle 2016; Nominal Rigidities and the Term Structure of Equity and Bond Returns, by P. Lopez, D. Lopez-Salido and F. Vazquez-Grande, Banque de France 2015; Fiscal Policy and the Distribution of Consumption Risk, by M. Croce, T. Nguyen and L. Schmid, ECB 2015; Boom and Bust in Asset Prices, by K. Adam, J. Beutel and A. Marcet, T2M, Berlin 2015; Stability and the Identification of Optimal Control Policy Rules, by J. Chatelain and K. Ralf, CREM 2014; Optimal Monetary and Prudential Policies, by F. Collard, H. Dellas, B. Diba, and O. Loisel, Swiss National Bank 2012; Housing Price Forecastability: A Factor Analysis, by L. Bork and S. Moller, EFA Meetings 2012; Asset Prices and Business Cycles with Financial Shocks, by C. Slavík and M. Nezafat, EFA Meetings 2012; How did the Housing Slump begin? by D. Mookherjee and U. von Lilienfeld-Toal, EFA Meetings 2011; International Credit Constraints, Trade and Financial Market Linkages, and the Output Correlation Puzzle, by M. Andreasen, M. Paustian, and J. Sondergaard, AEA Meetings 2011; Bayesian Estimation of a DSGE Model with Asset Prices, by M. Kliem and H. Uhlig, Frankfurt 2009; What’s News in Business Cycles? by S. Schmidt-Grohé, and M. Uribe, U. of Munich 2009.

Conference Organization

Workshop on "Monetary Policy and Financial Stability", ECB 2018.

Dynare Conference, ECB 2018.

Workshop on “Debt, Growth, and Macroeconomic Policies”, ECB 2012.

Workshop on "Macroeconomic Impact of Non-standard Monetary Policy Measures", ECB 2011.

Workshop on "The Monetary Policy Transmission Mechanism in the Euro Area in its first 10 Years", ECB 2009.