About Me
Version: January 2022
Research Interests
My research interests lie in the areas of macroeconomics, monetary economics, open economy macroeconomics, machine learning applications to macroeconomics, threshold models and models that incorporate nonlinear dynamics. I have published the results of my research in peer reviewed journals like the Journal of International economics, Journal of International Money and Finance, Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, Economics Letters, Journal of Economics and Finance, Applied Economics, and am currently working on several research projects.
Broadly speaking, much of my current research involves examining the dynamics of macroeconomic variables and the underlying persistence of shocks hitting the macroeconomy. I am interested in understanding the transmission mechanism of monetary policy and its effects on the macroeconomy. My other research interests involve examining the time series properties and dynamics of both nominal and real exchange rates, as well as other macroeconomic variables.
Work experience
University of Wisconsin - Whitewater, Economics Department
Professor, July 2015 - Present
Chair, Department of Economics, August 2013 - August 2016, March 2021 - August 2021
Co-Associate Director, Undergraduate Research Program, August 2011 - August 2013
Associate Professor, July 2010 - June 2015
Assistant Professor, August 2004 - June 2010
Northwestern University, Economics Department
Visiting Scholar, September - December 2019
Host: Giorgio Primiceri
University of Wisconsin - Madison, Economics Department
Visiting Professor, February - May 2013
Host: Charles Engel
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, Research Department
Visiting Scholar, January - February 2013
Host: Jonathan Heathcote
Education
PhD Economics, August 2004
MA in Economics, May 2001
University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
MSc in Econometrics, January 2000
Graduated with Distinction
London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK
BSc in Economics, July 1998
Awards and Nominations
College of Business and Economics Research Award Recipient, 2019
College of Business and Economics Leon P Hermsen Teaching Award Recipient, 2013
College of Business and Economics Leon P Hermsen Teaching Award Recipient, 2011
College of Business and Economics Leon P Hermsen Teaching Award Nominee, 2007 - 2010
One of three finalists in 2008, 2009 and 2010
Marquis' Who's Who of Teachers in America, 2009