Linda Tesar

Linda Tesar is the Alan V. Deardorff Collegiate Professor of Economics in the Department of Economics at the University of Michigan. She serves as Senior Faculty Advisor to the Dean on Strategic Budgetary Affairs and is Co-Director of the International Finance and Macroeconomic Program at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). She is affiliated with several leading economic research institutions, including the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), the Asian Bureau of Finance and Economic Research, and the Bellagio Group.

Her research centers on international finance and macroeconomics, with a focus on:

• International transmission of business cycles
• Fiscal policy spillovers across countries
• Benefits and mechanisms of global risk sharing
• Capital flows to emerging markets
• Determination of long-run interest rates
• International tax competition
• Labor mobility and integration
• Challenges within the euro area

The publications and research themes consistently emphasize macroeconomic policy, financial integration, and global economic stability. Her work appears in top-tier journals such as the American Economic Review, Journal of International Economics, and Journal of Monetary Economics, reflecting her influence in shaping discourse on international macroeconomic dynamics.

She has held significant professional service roles, including:

• Senior Economist, Council of Economic Advisers (2014–2015)
• Editor, IMF Economic Review
• Member, AEA 2023 Program Committee
• Advisory Board, Carnegie-NYU-Rochester Conference on Public Policy
• Academic Advisory Council, Federal Reserve Banks of Chicago and New York

Linda Tesar has been a visiting scholar at prestigious institutions such as the International Monetary Fund, the Federal Reserve Board, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, University of Zurich, and École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL). She is also actively engaged in improving inclusivity and climate for women and underrepresented groups in the economics profession, serving on the Committee on the Status of Women in the Economics Profession (CSWEP).

Her leadership extends to strategic budgetary advising at the University of Michigan and shaping research agendas through her NBER program leadership. No formal lab or research team is mentioned, but her collaborative affiliations suggest extensive network-based research.