André D. Murray

Ph. D. Candidate in Economics | Washington State University 

About me

I am a macroeconomist and econometrician with primary research interests in fiscal and monetary policy. I am also interested in applied microeconomic analyses of federal and state policies. My research aims to understand how these policies impact various aspects of the economy, bridging the gap between macroeconomic theory and practical macro- and microeconomic policy implications. My research toolkit spans a spectrum of analytical techniques, encompassing standard general equilibrium optimization, big data analysis, time series modeling, machine learning, discrete choice experiments, and expertise in survey design and Institutional Review Board (IRB) procedures.

My dissertation, titled “Essays on Central Bank Digital Money and Public Policies,” comprises three research chapters:  “Imitation Game: The Rise of Central Bank Digital Currencies,” “The Labour Market Effects of State Versus Federal Changes in Unemployment Insurance,” and “Mexican Consumers’ Attitudes Towards Irradiated and Imported Apples.”  The first chapter employs a standard New Keynesian general equilibrium model to explore the potential implications of valuation differences between physical and digital currencies. The second paper leverages variations in the implementation of state and federal unemployment benefits to identify the distinct causal effects of each on unemployment outcomes. The third paper utilizes a discrete choice experiment and propensity score matching to measure Mexican consumers’ willingness to pay for irradiated apples imported from the United States.


Before my Ph.D. studies, I worked for over ten years as an economist in Jamaica's central bank, the Bank of Jamaica. I was employed in various roles, including: 

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