Simon Gilchrist

Simon Gilchrist is a Professor of Economics at New York University and a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). He maintains significant affiliations with central banking institutions globally, having served as an academic consultant to the Federal Reserve System, Bank of Canada, Bank of England, multiple Federal Reserve Banks, and the International Monetary Fund.

His educational background:

• BA from Iowa State University (1984)
• PhD from the University of Wisconsin (1990)

His research centers on monetary economics and applied macroeconomics, with deep focus on financial market turmoil's real-economy impacts. Key investigations include investment behavior dynamics, business-cycle fluctuations, and monetary policy design during crises. Recent work examines financial crisis causality, asset price bubble formation, and optimal policy responses to systemic instability.

He holds editorial positions at leading journals as member of the American Economic Review editorial board and associate editor for the Review of Economics and Statistics.